Dated Byzantine Wall Paintings of Crete

This corpus contains 194 full colour illustrations of wall paintings from 73 dated churches of Crete, a large number of which is published here for the first time. It can be used for dating undated wall paintings in Crete and elsewhere, as well as other kinds of art objects. The iconographic programme of every church is also examined here; attention is paid to its particularities and to the iconography of distinct subjects. The author is already known from his Corpus of Dated Illuminated Greek Manuscripts and several other publications on Byzantine art, among which Cretan wall paintings. CONTENTS: Introduction, The Churches: 1. St. Anne, Nefs Amari, 1225 A.D. 2. St. George, Vathi (Kouneni), Kissamos, 1284 A.D. 3. St. George, Sklavopoula, Selino, 1291 A.D. 4. St. John, Agios Vasilios, Pedias, 1291 A.D. 5. St. Demetrius, Livadas, Selino, 1293 A.D. 6. St. Marina, Kalogerou, Amari, 1300 A.D. 7. St. George, Agia Trias, Pyrgiotissa, 1302 A.D. 8. Soter, Meskla, Kydonia, 1303 A.C. 9. St. Paul, Agios Ioannis, Pyrgiotissa, 1304 A.D. 10. Panagia, Agios Mamas, Mylopotamos, 1312-1320 A.D. 11. St. George, Komitades, Sfakia, 1214 A.D. 12. St. George and St. Constantine, Pyrgos, Monofatsi, 1315 A.D. 13. St. Nicholas, Moni, Selino, 1315 A.D. 14. Archangel Michael, Ano Archanes, Temenos. 1316 A.D. 15. Panagia, Alikampos, Apokoronas, 1316 A.D. 16. Panagia, Drymiskos, Agios Basileios, 1218 A.D. 17. St. George, Cheliana, Mylopotamos, 1319 A.D. 18. Soter, Kephali, Kissamos, 1320 A.D. 19. St. George, Smari, Pedias, 1321 A.D. 20. St. George, Lytto (Xeidas), Pedias, 1321 A.D. 21. St. George, Anydri, Selino, 1323 A.D. 22. Panagia, Fodele, Malevisi, 1323 A.D. 23. St. Nicholas, Maza, Apokoronas, 1326 A.D. 24. Archangel Michael, Kavalariana (Kantanos), Selino, 1328 A.D. 25. St. John the Evangelist, Trachiniakos, Selino, Chania, 1329 A.D. 26. St. Onouphrius, Genna, Amari, 1330 A.D. 27. Panagia, Kakodiki, Selino, 1332 A.D. 28. St. Theodore, Mertes, Selino, 1344 A.D. 29. St. John the Evangelist, Kalogerou, Amari, 1347 A.D. 30. Soter, Voliones, Amari, 1347 A.D. 31. Panagia, Prodromi, Selino, 1347 A.D. 32. St. John the Evangelist, Kroustas, Merabello, 1348 A.D. 33. St. Constantine, Kritsa, Merabello, 1355 A.D. 34. St. Mamas. Paleochora, Selino, 1356 A.D. 35. Prophet Elias, Skaloti, Sfakia, 1356 A.D. 36. Soter, Agia Irini, Selino, 1358 A.D. 37. Soter, Vlithias, Selino, 1359 A.D. 38. Panagia, Palia Roumata, Kissamos, 1360 A.D. 39. St. Pelagia, Ano Viannos, Viannos, 1360 A.D. 40. St. Irene, Kournas, Apokoronas, 1362 A.D. 41. St. Paraskevi, Kitiros, Selino, 1373 A.D. 42. St. Demetrius, Platanes, Selino, 1373 A.D. 43. Sts. Apostles, Drys, Selino, 1382-1391 A.D. 44. St. John the Evangelist, Margarites, Mylopotamos, 1383 A.D. 45. Soter, Akoumia, Agios Basileios, 1389 A.D. 46. St. John the Baptist, Kritsa, Merabello, 1390 A.D. 47. Panagia, Roustika, Rethymnon, 1391 A.D. 48. St. Stephen, Kastri (Koukoumos), Mylopotamos, 1391 A.D. 49. St. Athanasios, Kephali, Kissamos, 1393 A.D. 50. St. George, Ano Viannos, Viannos, 1401 A.D. 51. St. George, Agios Konstantinos (Artos), Rethymnon, 1401 A.D. 52. Panagia, Kapetaniana, Monofatsi, 1402 A.D. 53. Archangel Michael, Prines, Selino, 1410 A.D. 54. St. John the Evangelist, Selli, Rethymnon, 1411 A.D. 55. St. Apostles, Lithines (Adromyloi), Seteia, 1415 A.D. 56. Panagia, Diblochori, Agios Basileios, 1417 A.D. 57. St. Isidorus, Kakodiki, Selino, 1421 A.D. 58. Sts. Apostles, Sirikari, Kissamos, 1427 A.D. 59. Panagia, Malles, Hierapetra, 1432 A.D. 60. Archangel Michael, Exo Lakonia, Merabello, 1432 A.D. 61. St. George, Emparos, Pedias, 1437 A.D. 62. Archangel Michael, Kamiliana, Kissamos, 1440 A.D. 63. St. George, Kalamiou, Selino, 1441 A.D. 64. Panagia, Mikri Episkopi, Monofatsi, 1444 A.D. 65. Sts. Constantine and Helena, Avdou, Pedias, 1445 A.D. 66. St. Constantine, Voukolies (Nempros), Kissamos, 1452-1461 A.D. 67. St. George, Apano Symi, Viannos, 1453 A.D. 68. St. Anne, Anisaraki, Selino, 1457 A.D. 69. St. George, Agia Size: 240 x