In search of Nubian master-builders: An architectural drawing from the Cathedral in Faras
In search of Nubian master-builders: An architectural drawing from the Cathedral in Faras
Author(s): Piotr Makowski, Vincent van Gerven OeiSubject(s): Archaeology, Architecture, History of Church(es)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Nubia; Faras/Pachoras; cathedral; architectural drawing; architectural practices; floor plan; originality; master-builders; architects; Old Nubian language; Nubian studies;
Summary/Abstract: A makeshift drawing from the Cathedral in Faras may be a depiction of the ground plan of a church. Nevertheless, the naive appearance of the sketch and an almost complete lack of sufficient parallels from either Nubia or the Eastern Mediterranean make a proper examination of this assumption unfeasible. A reassessment of the architectural drawing from the cathedral, however, draws a wider perspective for a discussion of originality in Nubian architecture. The following paper presents the rather modest evidence available for a study of the nature of Nubian architecture from the point of view of its builders.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: XXV
- Page Range: 809-832
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English