This volume focuses on the ecclesiastical architecture of 12th-century Nemaniad origins (Mother of God, Saint Nicholas and Saint George) by examining the layout preferences of the client and the workforce of diverse cultural backgrounds. The author discusses the monuments' construction techniques as a primary instrument for shaping space by taking into consideration the visual effects of the domed space of Romanesque architecture as diametrically opposed to architectural elements present in the Byzantine world. The analysis of the different construction phases of the churches considered is carried out based on archival documents, on a survey carried out in the field, and a reconstruction of their realities within a historical context. What emerges in this analysis is that a regional architecture’s selection choices for construction should not be understood as an either-or scenario between Byzantium and the West, but rather as the result of a synthesis of different local architectural traditions that comes to fruition in Medieval Serbia.
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6188-2946
University of Bologna, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3306-5719
University of Pisa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-4994-7062
Book Title
I Balcani occidentali tra romanico e bizantino
Book Subtitle
Tradizione e sperimentazione nell’architettura serba della seconda metà del XII secolo
Editors
Alberto Alberti, Francesca Romoli
Authors
Aleksandra Filipović
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
Copyright Information
© 2020 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-212-6
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-212-6
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-214-0
Series Title
Europe in between. Histories, cultures and languages from Central Europe to the Eurasian Steppes
Series ISSN
2975-0318
Series E-ISSN
2975-0326