ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APSE
From Latin apsis, from Greek: a fitting together, arch, from haptein to fasten.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APSE»
Discover the use of
apse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
apse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
apse, the image and the icon: an historical perspective ...
This book deals with the apse as a showcase for images in the early Christian and early Byzantine periods.
2
Romanesque Sculpture: The Revival of Monumental Stone ...
As Kmile Male noted many years ago (before the Cluny portal had been
reconstituted) with reference to the portal of Charlieu, the composition of
Ascension in the tympanum strikingly recalls that of the apse paintings in
Burgundian churches ot ...
M. F. Hearn, Millard Fillmore Hearn, 1985
3
The Languages of Gift in the Early Middle Ages
As noted earlier, the vestibule Virgin and child follow the iconographical formula
initiated in the apse mosaic of 867, and share some technical features such as
the scattering of silver tesserae (glass cubes) among the gold cubes of the ...
Wendy Davies, Paul Fouracre, 2010
4
Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis
indication of active phage in insect symbionts was based on microscopy and
genome sequencing for viral particles from an SS of A. pisum (van der Wilk et al.,
1999); the bacteriophage was called APSE. This symbiont was later confirmed to
be ...
James F. White Jr., Monica S. Torres, 2009
5
Kourion: Excavations in the Episcopal Precinct
APSE At the east end of the basilica, where the central northward trenches
crossed the sanctuary, successive eastward extensions reached the position
where an apse would be expected (figs. 1.E1, 1.J). It later became clear, however
, that a ...
Arthur Hubert Stanley Megaw, 2007
6
The Cultures of His Kingdom: Roger II and the Cappella ...
The Apse Decorations The final feature of the decoration to be examined is a set
of mosaics which belong to the eastern end of the chapel, but which relate more
directly than almost anything else in the sanctuary and transepts to the aisles ...
Apse and Apsidal distance. 1. Apse. Definition. An apse is a point on the central
orbit at which the radius vector drawn from the centre of force to the point has a
maximum or minimum value. 2. Apsidal distance. The length of the radius vector
at ...
A. R. Vasishtha, Dr. R. K. Gupta
8
Symbols As Power: The Papacy Following the Investiture Contest
Chapter 9 THE APSE MOSAIC IN SAN CLEMENTE In the twelfth century the
theme of the vine as the symbol of the living church was revived most
dramatically and exquisitely in the mosaic in the apse of San Clemente (plate 24)
.1 Modeled on ...
9
Ravenna in Late Antiquity
Whatis known about the original church comes from sixteenth- and seventeenth-
century descriptions of it (in ruined state),and fromanalysis of the apse, whose
structure survives in the present building.92 An inscription reported by G. Rossi in
...
Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis, 2010
10
The Architecture of the Kariye Camii in Istanbul
along the east face, as at the H. Theodoroi or the Metropolis at Mistra.1'4 In other
instances, as at the H. Apostoloi in Thessaloniki, it may be limited to the major
apse. In the examples where the dado-level string course is employed, an upper
...
Robert G. Ousterhout, 1987
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
apse is used in the context of the following news items.
Burke Noel tabbed PennLive's new sports manager following …
His team in Daytona Beach recently earned first-place APSE honors in explanatory writing for a report on concussions in high school athletics. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
Library a treasure in terra cotta
Although its rounded apse is a slight variation, the building has a centrally located entrance and is generally symmetrical in composition. «Newfillmore, Jul 15»
Publisher Ben Love receives LSWA awards
One of the better features I've read this year (including APSE judging)." Fallen Cousin Drives Improved Tim Quarterman. His other first-place ... «Tiger Sports Digest, Jun 15»
Goodbye, San Diego
There are a bunch of small bulletin boards stacked on the back seat -- APSE property that will be dropped off in Virginia. I also have a stack of ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jun 15»
In Wrigley Field's baseball paradise, something is amiss
Installed in 1937, the scoreboard is the apse of Wrigley's baseball cathedral, culminating the upward sweep of the bleachers with its ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jun 15»
Keeping the fun in sports
The APSE organization offers a lot of support for a sports editor like me, and that's the big reason why SVM allows me to take this trip. «SaukValley.com, Jun 15»
Bob Ryan to receive the Red Smith Award
It likely will be the most unforgettable introduction in APSE history. “The APSE is going to get a full dose of Bill,” Ryan said of the often-whacky ... «Poynter.org, Jun 15»
The short leg in
This may come as surprise to people who know me back home, but I can be a bit of a troublemaker in APSE. I'm the guy who gets all twisted out ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jun 15»
Boise State-BYU football game set for 8:15 pm, ESPN2
He votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and was honored as the top beat writer in the nation by APSE in 2014. Follow Chadd on Twitter at ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 15»
Charles Barkley Is Giving Morehouse College $1000000
The APSE newspapers and websites received the fourth consecutive F for gender hiring practices. Grades were not issued for the 2006 Report ... «The Root, Jun 15»
