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Some observations on the church of the Dormition in Labovo (Albania) and its murals

Δελτίον της Χριστιανικής Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 2021
The comparative stylistic analysis of the depiction of a Deesis recently uncovered in the church of the Dormition in Labovo, shows that this depiction is closest to works of the second quarter and middle of the 11th century, such as the frescoes in the narthex of Saint Sophia and in Panagia Chalkeon in Thessaloniki, the mosaic of the Annunciation in ...
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Study of Painting Materials and Techniques in the 18th Century St.Athanasius Church in Moschopolis, Albania

MRS Proceedings, 2007
AbstractIn this paper are presented the studies of the paint materials and the technique used in 18th century wall paintings, originated from the orthodox church of St Athanasius, in the city of Maschopolis, a flourishing economical and cultural center, in Albania.
Eleni Pavlidou   +6 more
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Seismic Effects on the Stone Masonry of Rubik Church in Albania: Interaction Modeling of Different Masonry Panel Types

International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements, 2023
The church monastery ‘Shelbuen’ Rubik in Albania has tourist and historical values, as it is made in a different style from most historical monasteries in the country. On 26 November 2019, the church was hit by an earthquake. This research examines the damage resulting from this earthquake on its masonry and structural elements, as well as their ...
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MURAL PAINTINGS IN BYZANTINE CHURCHES IN SOUTHEASTERN ALBANIA: THE REPERTORY OF THE APSIS

International Journal of Social and Human Sciences - PHILOSOPHICA
The “Church of the Archangels” (commonly known as the Church of St. Michael) is the oldest and largest preserved church in Vithkuq. According to an inscription, painted in large black letters on a white background above the southern door inside the church , its construction began in 1682 (Fig. 1). The date of the frescoes, October 1, 1728, is inscribed
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Navigating the Challenge of Liberalism: The Resurrection of the Orthodox Church in Post-Communist Albania

2019
Surviving the Balkans’ twentieth century was no simple task for Albanian Christians. Facing a regime of capitalism that absorbed the socialist Balkans in the 1990s, the efforts of Albanian Orthodox Christians to adapt seem inadequate. This chapter explores how one may read the struggles of the post-communist Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church that ...
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The virtual representation of converted sacred spaces. The Case of Saint Nicholas church in Albania

2021
In a century immersed in technological acceleration, documentation of heritage buildings is the preliminary action to solve any built heritage problem. The documentation procedure requires a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data to be investigated to produce accurate analyses from the building's digital presentation.
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