MOSAIC HISTORY: Greece, Turkey, Asia, Eastern Europe:
13166 MOSAICS OF ANTIOCH £19.50
Fatih Cimok, A Turizm Yayinlari, Turkey, 2005, English text, 71pp, 43 colour illustrations, cloth, dustwrapper
An updated and revised edition of Antioch Mosaics from the same publisher. This is another superb book and makes an excellent introduction to the wonderful mosaics of this important ancient city. For a full Corpus of the Antioch mosaics see next item.
01063 ANTIOCH MOSAICS, A Corpus £100.00
Fatih Cimok, A Turizm Yayinlari, Turkey, 2000, English text, 318pp, over 250 colour illus, boards
This beautiful book illustrates all the extant mosaics from Antioch, including those in museums overseas. In many cases, a restoration of the original layout is included, drawing together for the first time in print, all the pieces which had been scattered following excavation. The quality of the pictures is first-rate making this the definitive work on Antioch Mosaics.
01079 L’ALBANIA DAL TARDOANTICO AL MEDIOEVO, ASPETTI E PROBLEMI DI ARCHEOLOGIA E STORIA DELL’ARTE £59.00
Various, Girasole, Italy, 1993, Italian and French texts, 653pp, 190 b & w illus, boards
A report of the first AISCOM Symposium and the seminar on the late-antiquity/medieval art of Albania. Includes much on mosaics in this darkened land.
01102 THE ARTS OF ANTIOCH £48.95
Lawrence Becker & Christine Kondoleon, Princeton University Press, USA, 2005, 350pp, illustrated throughout in colour and b & w, cloth, dustwrapper
Subtitled: “Art History and Scientific Approaches to Roman Mosaics and a Catalogue of the Worcester Art Museum Antioch Collection”, this is a mainly taken up with a complete account of all the Museum’s Antioch mosaics and fragments plus a section on other antiquities from the site. The mosaics are studied from an art historical and analytical viewpoint in great depth.
02060 Byzantine Monuments Vol. 9: THE MOSAICS OF THESSALONICA £75.00
Π. ΑΣΗΜΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ-ATZAKA, The Byzantine Research Centre, Thessalonica, Greece, 1998, Greek text, 415pp text + 8pp b & w drawings, 302pp b & w illustrations, 64pp of colour plates and one fold out plan, cloth, dustwrapper. Limited edition of 1000 copies.
The most detailed study of the mosaics of Thessalonica ever published. Detailed text (in Greek) with copious illustrations in b & w and colour.
THE CORPUS OF MOSAIC PAVEMENTS IN TURKEY:
03101A Vol 1: THE MOSAICS OF ANTIOCH £35.00
Sheila Campbell, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Canada, 1988, 103pp text, 115 b & w maps, plans and figures + 234 b & w plates, paperback
03101B Vol 2: THE MOSAICS OF APHRODISIAS IN CARIA £25.00
Sheila Campbell, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Canada, 1991, 47pp text, 79 b & w figures, maps and plans + 119 b & w plates, paperback
03101C Vol 3: THE MOSAICS OF ANEMURIUM £35.00
Sheila Campbell, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Canada, 1998, 73pp text, 60 b & w maps, plans and figures + 16 colour and 242 b & w plates, paperback
All the volumes so far published in the Turkish Corpus. Very detailed English texts, dealing with all the mosaics from these important sites, and good (but not brilliant!) illustrations. The first two volumes also include diagrammatical illustrations of the geometric mosaics.
13121 CORPUS DES MOSAÏQUES PALÉOBYZANTINES DE PAVEMENTS, Fasc 1: Le Palais Épiscopal à Herakléa Lynkestis £30.00
Gordana C Tomašević, Institut pour la Protection des Monuments Historiques de la Serbie, Belgrade, 2002, French text, 117pp, 44 colour + 26 b & w illus, A4 paperback
This is the first volume in what promises to be an excellent corpus series from Yugoslavia. Focusing on the superb mosaics from Herakléa Lynkestis, the book also features articles on the surrounding archaeology from this important dig. The colour illustrations and printing are very good. Limited edition of 400 copies.
05018 L'Église et les mosaïques du couvent de Saint-Luc, en Phocide, Études d'archéologie byzantine. Bibliothèque des Écoles Françaises d'Athènes et de Rome, Fasc 55, £13.00
Ch. Diehl, de Boccard, France, 1889 (reprinted 1968), French text, 74pp, 7 figs, 1 plan, booklet
Further details on request.
05019 Exploration Archéologique de Délos, Fasc XXIX, Les Mosaïques, Écoles Française d'Athenes £115.00
Ph. Bruneau, de Boccard, France, 1973, French text, x + 332pp, 306 figs, 3 colour plates, 1 plan, large paperback
Further details on request.
13036A MOSAICS IN ISTANBUL £65.00
Edited by Fatih Cimok, A Turizm Yaylinlari, Turkey, 2006, English text, 216pp, 180 colour illustrations, boards, dustwrapper, 31 x 23.5cm
This new extended and revised edition of one of our most popular titles has just been published and now includes several new mosaics. The superb quality of the photography from A Turizm is an example to other publishers. Recommended!
13041 THE MOSAICS OF NEA MONI ON CHIOS £95.00
Doula Mouriki, Commercial Bank of Greece, 1985, English text, 2 volumes, Vol I: 280pp, text, Vol II: 367pp, 120 colour + 225 b&w plates, cloth, slip case
A monograph on one of the most spectacular of all Byzantine churches, and yet also one of the least known. Excellent English text and superb photographs.
13076 THE MOSAICS OF JORDAN £145.00
Michele Piccirillo, American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan, 1992, 383pp, illus throughout in colour with many b & w drawings, maps and plans, cloth, dustwrapper
The definitive work on the mosaics of Jordan, amounting to a complete corpus of the country’s fabulous mosaic heritage. Every mosaic is described and illustrated in superb colour, with many close-up detail shots as well.
13078 MOSAICS OF HAGIA SOPHIA, ISTANBUL: The Fossati Restoration and the Work of the Byzantine Institute £13.50
Natalia B. Teteriatnikov, Dumbarton Oaks, USA, 1998, 73pp, 76 b & w illus, paperback
After conversion to a mosque, the Hagia Sophia mosaics were plastered over for some 400 years until the Fossatis uncovered them in 1848/9. Further uncovering and restoration occurred in 1931-49. This exhibition catalogue reveals through archive photographs and drawings, the work which was undertaken, and shows how the mosaics had been altered since their initial installation.
13100 MALEREI UND MOSAIK DER ANTIKE IN DER TÜRKEI Was £16.95, NOW £11.95
Orhan Bingöl, Philipp von Zabern, Germany, 1997, German text, 147pp+32pp colour plates, 96 b & w illus, boards
A detailed study of ancient paintings and mosaics from Turkey.
13108 Mosaïques de Délos, Écoles Française d'Athenes £4.50
Ph. Bruneau, de Boccard, 1973, 40pp, 43 figs inc 12 in colour, 1 plan, booklet
Further details on request.
13109 MOSAÏQUES DE L’ÉGLISE DE HERBET MŪQA £9.95
Jean Ch Balty, Kamel Chéhadé & Wilfried van Rengen, Centre Belge de Recherches Archéologiques a Apamée de Syrie, Belgium, 1969, French text, 33pp text with 10 drawings/plans + 19 plates containing 32 b & w illustrations and 2 in colour, quarto, paperback.
A description and history of the interesting mosaics from this Syrian site.
13111 LA MOSAÏQUE DES AMAZONES £9.95
Cécile Dulière, Centre Belge de Recherches Archéologiques a Apamée de Syrie, Belgium, 1968, French text, 16pp text + 26 plates containing 33 b & w illustrations and 3 in colour and two fold out plans, quarto, paperback.
A description and history of this lively female hunters mosaic from Apamée in Syria.
13145 MOSAICI A CIOTTOLI, Capolavori e Declino dell'arte Musiva più antica da Pella a Delos £19.95
Cesare Fiori, Nikolaos Tolis & Pamelà Canestrini, Edizioni del Girasole, 2003, Italian text, 157pp, 73 colour + 51 b & w illustrations, Octavo paperback.
A study of the rise and fall, art, iconography and techniques of the historic pebble mosaics from Pella to Delos.
13150 MOSAIC PAVEMENTS £54.99
P Assimakopoulou-Atzaka, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003, Greek text, 223pp, 199 colour + 44 b & w illus, 3 coloured maps, paperback
A survey of mosaic pavements from Greece, Israel and Cyprus with comparisons drawn with other mosaics from Europe and North Africa. NOTE: GREEK TEXT.
07025 La Grande mosaïque de chasse du triclinos, Centre Belge de Recherches Archéologiques á Apamée de Syrie, Miscellanea: Fasc 2 £9.50
J Balty, de Boccard, France, 1969, French text, 40pp, 48 plates inc 4 in colour, booklet
Further details on request.
13112 Mosaïques des portiques de la Grande Colonnade, Centre Belge de Recherches Archéologiques á Apamée de Syrie, Miscellanea: Fasc 3 £24.00
C Dulière, de Boccard, France, 1974, French text, 70pp, 10 ill, 48 plates, inc 7 in colour, paperback.
Further details on request.
13120 THE MADABA MAP CENTENARY, 1897-1997, Travelling through the Byzantine Umayyad Period £105.00
Edited by Michele Piccirillo and Eugenio Alliata, ACOR, Jordan, 1999, 278pp, 107 colour illus, hundreds of drawings in text plus historic b & w photographs, maps and plans, cloth, dustwrapper.
This is a definitive volume on this unique map of the Christian world of the sixth century. It examines the historical context, sources, re-discovery, restoration and conservation of the mosaic as well as a discussion on how best to present it to the modern mind.
13138 THE MOSAIC MAP OF MADABA, an introductory guide £17.50
Herbert Donner, Kok Pharos, Netherlands, English text, 1992, 102pp, with loosely inserted fold-out plan and colour illustration of the mosaic map, paperback
We have managed to obtain a few copies of this definitive guide to the amazing mosaic map of the early Christian world from Madaba, near Amman in Jordan. Identifies all the inscriptions and places mentioned on the map and explores its ancient and modern history.
13134 MOSAICS OF ZEUGMA £19.50
Mehmet Önal, A Turizm Yayinlari, Turkey, September 2002, English text, 68pp, 39 colour illustrations, some double page, boards, dustwrapper
The book we’ve all been waiting for on the amazing mosaics rescued, just in time, from the ancient city of Zeugma (Seleucia) . All 17 major mosaics now in the Gaziantep Museum are illustrated, some for the first time and all in superb colour. These are some of the finest mosaics ever made, and this is the first book to do them justice.
19019 SAINT SAVIOUR IN CHORA £7.99
Fatih Cimok, A Turizm Yayinlari, Turkey, 1994, English text, 64pp, 51 colour illus, large paperback
An excellent guide to one of the most famous mosaic and fresco sites. All the mosaics are illustrated and described.
16054 THE PETRA CHURCH £120.00
Z T Fiema, C Kanellopoulos, T Waliszewski & R Schick. ACOR, 2001, 447pp, 136 colour illus, plus hundreds of drawings etc in text. cloth, dustwrapper.
A definitive work on this early church, featuring the latest research and theories. The Mosaics are given special treatment with every known piece described and illustrated. A superb work of scholarly study.
21004 THE UMAYYADS, the Rise of Islamic Art £14.95
Various authors, ‘Museum with no Frontiers’, 2000, 224pp, 182 colour illus + 43 monument maps, paperback
A study of the art and architecture of Jordan and how it relates to other Islamic traditions. Includes a number of Jordan’s mosaic sites, relating them to other contemporary arts.
TWO BOOKS FROM GREECE ON PEBBLE MOSAICS:
20057 H Tεχυική της Συντήρησης και Αποκατάστασης των Βοτσαλωτών Δαπέδων £19.99
Γιάννης Λουκινός, Votsalo Publications, Greece, 2005, Greek text, 70pp, 68 colour illustrations, paperback
A manual of pebble mosaic technique and a showcase for the author’s work.
20058 Οό Τηνιαχής δοτσαλωτέζ αΰλές (The pebbled yards of the Island of Tinos) £16.99
Αλεκος Ε Φλωρκζ, Athens, 2005, Greek text with short English summary, 127pp, 108 b & w illustrations, paperback
A descriptive account of the pebble mosaics on this small Greek island.