Stodios Monastery İn İstanbul

The Monastery Of Stoudios Was Built İn The Fifth Century İn Constantinople And For Centuries Constituted One Of The Most Significant Monasteries Of The Byzantine Capital. Today, Only The Church Of The Monastic Complex—Which Was Converted İnto A Mosque İn The Ottoman Period—Survives. The Chapters Of This Book Complement Different Aspects Of The Monastry Of Stoudios Based On Primary Sources. Esra Kudde Explores İts Architectural Characteristics And Provides Detailed Documentation; Nicholas Melvani Provides A Meticulous Study Of İts Byzantine History And Evaluates İts Elements Of Architectural Sculpture; And Tarkan Okçuoğlu Narrates The Ottoman History Of The Complex