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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 3.0//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Basilica of St Mark in Venice</TITLE> <meta name="description" CONTENT="Paperback book on the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice will appeal to those who are interested in Venice, in Byzantine art, in mosaics, pavements, the decorative arts, and Church history."> <meta name="keywords" CONTENT="Byzantine art, Venice, mosaics, pavements, churches, decorative arts, icons, religious paintings, St. Mark's, St. Mark, San Marco, Basilica of St. Mark"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#fffffff" a link="#663300" v link="#ff6600"> <h1><font color="#993300">Riverside Book Company, Inc.</font></h1> <h3><font color="#993300">P.O. Box 237043, New York, N.Y. 10023 <br> TEL (212)-595-0700 FAX (212)-595-0700 </font> </h3><h4><a href="http://www.riversidebook.com/index.html">http://www.riversidebook.com</a></h4><br> <TABLE align = "left" BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="6"> <tr><td> <IMG SRC="images/StMark.jpg" ALT="The Basilica of St. Mark in Venice" ALIGN=TOP > </td> </tr> </TABLE> <h2><font color="#000077"> The Basilica of St. Mark in Venice</font></h2> <h4><font color="#000077"> edited by Ettore Vio</font></h4><br> <p><p><p><p><p> ISBN: 1-878351-55-9<br> <p> $19.99<p> 174 pages, paperback, 8-1/4 x 11"<br> 133 color illustrations <p> <pre> </pre> <BR CLEAR=all> <blockquote> <b><font color ="#000077" size = +1>T</font></b>he church that the Venetians built to house the body of St. Mark, taken by them from Alexandria, is famous the world over. They spared no expense, and employed the most skilled artisans, to create a monument to their faith in their patron saint and to their commercial and artistic glory. <p> <b><font color ="#000077" size = +1>M</font></b>osaics, marbles, pavements, sculptures, icons and decorations are unrivalled in their sumptuousness and as examples of Byzantine art at its apex. <p> <b><font color ="#000077" size = +1>W</font></b>ith an enormous number of high-quality color photographs, including many details and many full-page illustrations, this book provides complete documentation of the history and decorative program of the Basilica. It will appeal to those who are interested in Venice, in Byzantine art, in mosaics, pavements, the decorative arts, and Church history. <h3><font color="#000077">Topics covered:</font></h3> <b>History and Art</b> <ul> <li> St. Mark: a Biographical Profile <li> Liturgy in St. Mark's: the Mosaics and the Rites <li>The Art of St. Mark's </ul> <b>Tour of the Basilica</b> <ul> <li> The Tour of the Basilica <li> The Exterior of the Basilica <li>The Gothic Decoration of the Copings <li>The Arches of the Central Portal <li>The Horses of St. Mark's <li>The Atrium <li>The Mosaics <li>The Porta da Mar <li>The Interior of the Basilica <li>The Iconostasis of the Dalle Masegne Brothers <li>The Baldachin <li>The Inscriptions of the Mosaics <li>The Tessellated Floor of St. Mark's <li>The Crypt <li>The Chapels <li>The Inlaid Cabinets of the Sacristy <li>The Angels in the Baptistery <li>The Mosaics of the Mascoli Chapel <li>The Pala d'Oro and the Treasury of St. Mark's <li>The Tapestries </ul> <P><i>Authors of the texts</i><br> Prof. Ennio Concina, <i> director of the department of art history at the IUAV</i><br> Dr. Umberto Daniele, <i>art historian</i><br> Dr. Maria da Villa Urbani, <i>chief librarian of the Basilica</i><br> Mgr. Antonio Niero, <i>procurator of St. Mark and instructor in history at Ca' Foscari University</i><br> Prof. Guido Tigler, <i>instructor in history of art at Florence University</i><br> Arch. Ettore Vio, <i> proto of St. Mark and responsible for the conservation of the Basilica</i><br> Prof. Licia Vlad Borrelli, <i> chief inspector of the Ministry of Cultural Assets</i><br> </blockquote> <p> <a href="index.html">Back to Main Index</a> | <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact us: [email protected]</a> </BODY> </HTML>