A monument in Lycia : The Church of Saint Nicholas in Myra = Likya'da bir anıt : Myra'nin Aziz Nikolaos Kilisesi

Title
  1. A monument in Lycia : The Church of Saint Nicholas in Myra = Likya'da bir anıt : Myra'nin Aziz Nikolaos Kilisesi / Erdal yazıcı.
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  1. İstanbul : Uranus, 2019.
Author
  1. Yazıcı, Erdal, 1953-

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Description
  1. xii, 166 pages : illustrations, photographs (some color); 24 cm
Summary
  1. Today, the church associated with St. Nicholas, namely the Church of St. Nicholas, is located in the ancient city of Myra, within the district of modern Demre. Resulting from the alluvium carried by the rivers, the structure remains 7.5-9 meters below ground level today. It is through these alluvial deposits that the structure had been preserved to a large extent. The Church of St. Nicholas was a prominent building in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period. The Church of St. Nicholas is a basilica type structure. The Outer Narthex of the church was reorganized during the 1862 renovation while the Inner Narthex rising above the older foundations of the structure, survived to our day. The oldest wall paintings in the church, which date to the 11th century AD, are painted on the vaults of the Inner Narthex. Arranged into six scenes, these wall paintings depict the bishops and emperors in council (there are two different painting levels in the area south of the middle vault). Prophet figures are depicted on the arches separating the vaults of the Inner Narthex.Inside the dome of the northeastern section of the church, we find the Communion Scene, in which Christ is offering the Apostles bread (rightward) and wine (leftward). This scene, which is dated to the 11th-12th centuries AD, reflects the stylistic characteristics of the capital Constantinople. The wall paintings on the South Burial Chamber have become clearer and more comprehensible after restoration. The wall paintings inside the burial niches on the northern wall of this section have been restored. Among these, there are 5 feast scenes, 15 scenes from the life story of St. Nicholas depicted on the arches of the niches and 45 figures of saints, bishops, martyrs and monks. During the restorations works, new geometric and vegetal motifs have also been discovered.
  2. Günümüzde, Aziz Nikolaos{u2019}un ismiyle anılan kilise Myra{u2019}nın da içinde bulunduğu Demre ilçe merkezindedir. Yapı, yer seviyesinden 7,5-9 metre aşağıdadır; toprak seviyesinin altında olması, Myra çevresindeki akarsuların getirdiği alüvyonlar sayesindedir; bu nedenle yapı büyük oranda korunmuştur. Aziz Nikolaos Kilisesi, Doğu Roma (Bizans) Dönemi{u2019}nin seçkin bir yapısıdır; kilise bazilika plan tipinde bir yapıdır. Dış narteksi 1862 onarımında yeniden düzenlenmiştir. İç Narteks ise yapının eski temelleri üzerinde günümüze ulaşmıştır. İç Narteks{u2019}teki tonozların üzerinde kilisenin en eski resimleri yer alır; M.S. 11. yüzyıla tarihlenen, altı sahnede (orta tonozun güneyindeki sahnede iki ayrı resim tabakası vardır) imparator ve piskoposların katıldığı konsil toplantıları, tonozları birbirinden ayıran kemerlerde ise peygamber betimlemeleri görülmektedir. Kilisenin kuzeydoğusundaki bölü-mün kubbesinde, M.S. 11.-12. yüzyıla tarihlenen, başkent Konstantinopolis özelliği taşıyan Komünyon Sahnesi{u2019}nde İsa{u2019}nın havarilere, sağa doğru ekmek, sola doğru şarap sunması betimlenmiştir. Kilisenin Güney Mezar Odası bölümündeki resimler restorasyonla belirgin ve anlaşılabilir hale getirilmiştir; bu bölümün kuzey duvarındaki mezar nişleri içinde bulunan 5 bayram sahnesi, duvarlarında nişlerin kemerlerinde bulunan Aziz Nikolaos{u2019}un yaşamını anlatan siklustan 15 sahnenin yanı sıra 45 aziz, piskopos, martir, keşiş figürü restore edilmiştir; bu çalışmalar sırasında yeni geometrik ve bitkisel bezemeler de ortaya çıkarılmıştır.
Alternative title
  1. Likya'da Bir Anıt: Myra'nin Aziz Nikolaos Kilisesi
Subject
  1. Architecture, Byzantine > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  2. Church architecture > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  3. Unglazed pottery > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  4. Pottery, Byzantine > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  5. Excavations (Archaeology) > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  6. Early Christians > History > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  7. Mural painting and decoration, Byzantine > Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
  8. Antiquities
  9. Architecture, Byzantine
  10. Church architecture
  11. Excavations (Archaeology)
  12. Mural painting and decoration, Byzantine
  13. Pottery, Byzantine
  14. Unglazed pottery
  15. Myra (Extinct city)
  16. Turkey > Antiquities
  17. Turquie > Antiquités
  18. Turkey
  19. Turkey > Myra (Extinct city)
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. THE CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS IN MYRA = MYRANIN AZİZ NİKOLAOS KİLİSESİ -- 3RD SOUTHEAST CHAPEL = 3. GÜNEYDOĞU ŞAPEL -- SOUTH BURIAL CHAMBER = GÜNEY MEZAR ODASI -- WESTERN COURTYARD = BATI AVLU -- INNER NARTHEX = İÇ NARTEKS -- SOUTHERN OUTER SIDE AISLE = GÜNEY DIŞ YAN NEF -- NORTHEAST CORNER ROOM COMMUNION SCENE = KUZEYDOĞU KÖŞE ODASI KOMÜNYON SAHNESİ -- NAOS, AMBON, BEMA, ALTAR, APSİS = NAOS, AMBON, BEMA, ALTAR, APSE -- NORTHERN SIDE AISLE = KUZEY YAN NEF -- IST SOUTHEAST CHAPEL FLOOR PAVEMENT = GÜNEYDOĞU ŞAPEL TABAN DÖŞEMELERİ -- 2ND SOUTH EAST CHAPEL = GÜNEYDOĞU ŞAPEL -- EXTERIOR = DIŞ MEKAN -- ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS = MİMARİ DETAYLAR -- BIBLIOGRAPHY = KAYNAKÇA -- INDEX = DİZİN
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. AKMED fund.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index.