 ... people is contrary to monastic life. But in some cases where the monastery perished, or has been replaced by an ugly modern building, its beautiful mediaeval church has outlived the days of ill, and remains to show the combination of Eastern and Western...  Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe - Page 19by Georgina Muir Mackenzie, Adelina Paulina Irby - 1877 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1864 - 938 pages
...Manasia ; in ancient Serbia, of Gracanica, Decani, and the ruins of Sapocani and Djurdjevi Stupovi. The best church architecture and frescoes date from...specimens of Byzantine form, quickened by Italian spirit. The language of the Serb Church is, as we have said, the ancient Slavonic, but specially a Serbized... | |
 | 1864 - 536 pages
...Manasia ; in ancient Serbia, of Grecánica, Decani, and the ruins of Sapocani and Djurdjevi Stupovi. The best church architecture and frescoes date from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of tho fifteenth century, and yield fine specimens of Byzantine form, quickened by Italian spirit. The... | |
 | 1865 - 590 pages
...Manasia ; in ancient Serbia, of Gracanica, Decani, and the ruins of Sapocani and Djurdjevi Stupovi. The best Church architecture and frescoes date from...specimens of Byzantine form, quickened by Italian spirit. t The language of the Serb Church is, as we have said, the ancient Slavonic, but specially a Serbized... | |
 | 1865 - 600 pages
...architecture, such as the cathedrals of Studenica, Ravanica, and Manasia. The best churches are said to date from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the thirteenth century, and to resemble in style the early English modified by Italian, particularly by... | |
 | Rudolph Keyser - 1868 - 192 pages
...over all matrimonial affairs. Both in the "Frostathing's" and "Eidsivathing's " Christian laws, which date from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the thirteenth century, a marriage is declared to be illegal where the woman had expressly, in the presence... | |
 | Rudolph Keyser - 1868 - 192 pages
...all matrimonial affairs. Both in the " Frostathing's " and "Eidsivathing's " Christian laws, which date from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the thirteenth century, a marriage is declared to be illegal where the woman had expressly, in the presence... | |
 | lady Georgina Mary Sebright - 1877 - 384 pages
...Montenegro were combating the army of the Ottoman Empire, a now printing press was set up at Cotinge. was not at the time of our visit one printing press,...Free Serbia the most beautiful churches are those of Studcnitza, Eavanitza, and Manassia; in Old Serbia, there are the ruins of Sapochani and Giurgevi Stupovi,... | |
 | 1899 - 444 pages
...producing an artistic effect, no ornamentation of any kind having been attempted. Both fonts appear to date from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the thirteenth century, and the blocks of stalagmite out of which they were hewn came, in all probability,... | |
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