At Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi—a Syriac monastery in Nebk, Syria—in the nave, on the southern spandrel, is a portrait of the Evangelist Matthew. He is framed by inscriptions on either side. On his right are two tablets bearing the words of Matthew 1:1. He is depicted in the act of copying the text from one…
The main objective of my paper is to elucidate certain novelties that contribute to the examination of the donor inscription in the church of the Virgin Peribleptos in Ohrid. The study of the donor inscription, written in four lines with black letters on a white background in a rectangular field above the western wall of…
The fortifications of Thessaloniki incorporate a variety of construction materials, among which ceramics play an essential yet understudied role. While often perceived as secondary elements in military architecture, ceramic bricks and decorative motifs contributed significantly to both the structural integrity and aesthetic identity of the city’s walls. These elements, integrated into the masonry, not only…