Christian Art of the Near East

An unprecedented history of Christian art-spanning two millennia-in the lands where the religion originally took root and spread

This splendidly illustrated volume is the first to survey the artistic achievement of the Christian communities of the Near East, living in present-day Iraq, southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt. Although these communities belong to diverse churches, they share elements of a common history: they date back to the earliest days of Chr...