Directory of Early Christian Resources

The architecture of the earliest Christian structures, from 200 - c.500 AD. For later developments see Byzantine.

Resources in This Category

Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture

http://campus.belmont.edu/honors/byzart2001/byzindex.html
Belmont University offers pages of annotated, expandable thumbnail images of Christian structures and art ranging from the Catacombs of Ancient Rome to the 12th century.
Early Christian Architecture

http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/christian.html
An illustrated introduction to the development of the church plan in the 3rd and 4th centuries by Dr. Franklin Toker, University of Pittsburgh. Includes the house-church at Dura Europos (230).
Margaret Visser: The Geometry of Love

http://www.margaretvisser.com/
A book exploring the basilican church of Sant Agnese fuori le Mura, Rome, rebuilt 625-38 to replace a 4th-century church. Author's biography, reviews, images with extracts.

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