Description
This classic scholarly work Early Churches in Syria: Fourth to Seventh Centuries, was written by Howard Crosby Butler and edited/completed by E. Baldwin Smith, published in 1929 for Princeton University’s Department of Art and Archaeology. It is one of the foundational studies of Syrian Christian architecture.
Early Churches in Syria: Fourth to Seventh Centuries
Author: Howard Crosby Butler (edited and completed by E. Baldwin Smith).
This classic study is one of the foundational works on early Christian architecture in Syria. Based on archaeological surveys and documentation from American expeditions to Syria, the book examines church architecture from the 4th through the 7th centuries, tracing the development of Christian building traditions in Late Antiquity. It includes detailed historical analysis, architectural descriptions, plans, drawings, and photographs of Syrian churches, many of which have since been altered or damaged.
The volume is especially valuable for scholars of:
Early Christianity
Byzantine and Late Roman architecture
Syrian archaeology
Church liturgy and architectural evolution
Publisher: Princeton University / Department of Art and Archaeology.
Publication year: 1929.
Length: 274 pages with numerous illustrations and plans.
For collectors of Middle Eastern archaeology and Syrian Christian heritage, this is considered an important reference work and is increasingly sought after in the antiquarian book market.
