The rich and diverse architectural traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions are the subject of this book. Representing the visual residues of a "forgotten" Middle Ages, the social and cultural developments of the Byzantine Empire, the Caucasus, the Balkans, Russia, and theMiddle East parallel the more familiar architecture of Western Europe. The book offers an expansive view of the architectural developments of the Byzantine Empire and areas under its cultural influence, as well as the intellectual currents that lie behind their creation. The book alternates chaptersthat address chronological or regionally-based developments with thematic studies that focus on the larger cultural concerns, as they are expressed in architectural form. | Eastern Medieval Architecture by Robert Ousterhout, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters