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082	0	4	_a726.50963 _223 _bFIT
100	1		_aFitzgerald, Mary Anne.
130	0		_aEthiopia (American University in Cairo Press)
245	1	0	_aEthiopia : _bthe living churches of an ancient kingdom / _cMary Anne Fitzgerald with Philip Marsden ; photography, Nigel Pavitt, Frederic Courbet, Justus Mulinge, Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher ; edited by Carolyn Ludwig and Morris Jackson.
250			_bA Ludwig Publishing edition.
260			_aNew York : _bThe American University in Cairo Press, _cc2017.
300			_axi, 523 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c36 cm.
500			_aMap on endpapers.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 518-519) and index.
520	8		_aThe ancient Axumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was possibly the first nation in the world to convert to Christianity. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica of St. Mary of Tsion. It was here, the Ethiopians say, that Menelik, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments. By the fifth century, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church had spread beyond Axum into the countryside, aided by nine saints from Byzantium, and over the next ten centuries a series of spectacular churches were either built or excavated out of solid rock in the region, all of them in regular use to this day. Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has the best known cluster, but the northern state of Tigray, less famous and more remote, has many churches that are masterpieces of design.Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom traces the broad sweep of ecclesiastical history, legend, art, and faith in this sub-Saharan African kingdom and describes some seventy of the most breathtaking churches, with their astounding architecture, colorful decoration, and important religious festivals, all illustrated by more than eight hundred superb color photographs by some of the most celebrated international photographers of traditional cultures. This magnificent, large-format, full-color volume is the most comprehensive celebration yet published of the extraordinary Christian architectural and cultural heritage of Ethiopia.
650		0	_aChurch architecture _zEthiopia _vPictorial works.
650		0	_aChurch buildings _zEthiopia _vPictorial works.
650		0	_aChristian art and symbolism _zEthiopia _vPictorial works.
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christianity / Denominations. _2bisacsh
651		0	_aEthiopia _xChurch history _vPictorial works.
651		0	_aEthiopia _vPictorial works.
655		7	_aChurch history. _2fast
700	1		_aFitzgerald, Mary Anne, _eauthor.
700	1		_aMarsden, Philip, _d1961- _eauthor.
700	1		_aPavitt, Nigel, _ephotographer.
700	1		_aCourbet, Frederic, _ephotographer.
700	1		_aMulinge, Justus, _ephotographer.
700	1		_aBeckwith, Carol, _d1945- _ephotographer.
700	1		_aFisher, Angela, _ephotographer.
700	1		_aLudwig, Carolyn, _eeditor.
700	1		_aJackson, Morris, _eeditor.
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