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THE EARLY
BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF
CILICIA AND ISAURIA
BIRMINGHAM BYZANTINE AND
OTTOMAN MONOGRAPHS
Volume 1
General Editors
Anthony Bryer
John Haldon
Stephen Hill
VARIORUM
1996
This edition © 1996 by Stephen Hill.
Published by VARIORUM
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Gower House, Croft Road,
Aldershot, Hampshire GUI I 3 HR
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Chapter 2 Characteristics of Cilician and Isaurian basilicas 11
Building methods and materials 11
Courtyards and atria 14
The narthex 16
Nave and aisles 19
The main apse 21
Side-chambers 23
Sanctuaries 26
Eastern passages 28
Chapter 3 The Transept Basilicas 38
Chapter 4 The `Domed Basilicas' 45
Chapter 5 The dating of the Transept Basilicas
and the `Domed Basilicas' 51
Chapter 6 Conclusion 55
Catalogue
Akdam 64
Akoren 66
Akoren I, Church I 66
Akoren I, Church 2 67
Akoren II, Church 1 67
Akoren II, Church 2 68
Akyaka 68
Alahan 68
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Erreli 165
Erdemli 165
Ergenupgi, Akkilise 166
Erzin 166
Evzendi 167
Ferhath 167
Gavurkinldigi 167
Gazipap 167
Church 10 C 168
Gazipasa, Church 11 C 169
G6reken Yayla 170
Gonnel 170
GUney Kalesi 170
Gilney Kalesi, Church I.15 170
GUney Kalesi, Basilica I.11 C 171
Guney Kalesi, Triconch I.7C 171
Guvercm Adasi 172
Hacibmerli 172
Halil Limani 172
Hasanahler 173
Hotami§alani 173
Imamli 174
Imsi Oren 175
I§ikkale 175
Kadirli, Ala Cami 176
Kadirli, Church of the Fullers 179
Kahn6ren 179
Kanhdivane 179
Kanlidivane, Church I 179
Kanlidivane. Church 2 182
Kanhdivane, Church 3 184
Kanhdivane, Church 4 187
Kanhdivane, Church 5 193
KarabocUlU -193
Karadedeli 194
Karakabakh 194
Karakilise 194
Karlik, Basilica 194
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Ke§li 196
Ke§litiirkmenli 196
Kizilaliler 196
197
Mahras Dagi 197
Manastir (Mylae) 201
Manastir 201
Manaz 201
Mara Harabelen 202
Mazilik 203
Meryemlik. 208
Meryemlik, Cave Church 214
Meryemlik, Basilica of St Thecla 217
Meryemhk, `Cupola Church' 226
Meryemlik, North Church 234
Meryemhk, Church Northwest of `Cupola Church' 234
Mezaroluk 234
Misis, Basilica 235
Ovacik 237
Okiizlii, North Church 237
Okllzlti, South Church 240
Silifke, Temple-Church 240
Somek 241
Susanoglu, Town Church 241
Susanoglu, Cemetery church 243
Saha, Basilica 244
Takkadin 246
Tapureli, Church A 246
Tapureli, Church B 247
Tapureli, Church C 248
Tapureli, Church D 249
Tapureli, Church E 249
Uc Tepe, South Church 249
09 Tepe, North Church 250
Ura, Town Church 250
Ura, Cemetery Church 251
Ura, Monastery 252
Uzuncaburc, Temple-Church 252
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Bibliography
Index
Key to figures
Figures
Plates
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Alahan, Site plan including Cave Church and Baptistery (after Gough).
2. Alahan, West Church (after Gough).
3. Alahan, East Church (after Gough).
4. Alakilise (after Guyer).
5. Anavarza, Church of the Apostles (after Gough).
6. Anavarza, Southwest Church (after Gough).
7. Anavarza, Rock-Cut Church (after Gough).
8. Anemurium, Church A 11 1, Necropolis Church (after Russell).
9. Anemurium, Central Church, Basilica III 13 C (after Russell).
10. Anemurium, Church III 10 C (after Russell).
11. Ayaa, Temple-Church (after Gough).
12. Bodrum, North Church, Town Church.
13. Bodrum, South Church (after Bell).
14. Canbazli, Basilica (after Eyice).
15. Cennet Cehennem, Temple-Church (after Bell, Feld and Weber).
16. Cennet Cehennem, Chapel of St Mary (after Bell).
17. Corycus, Church A, `Cathedral' (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
18. Corycus, Church G, Transept Church extra muros (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
19. Corycus, Church H, Tomb Church extra muros (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
20. Corycus, Church I, `GroAe Armenische Kirche extra muros' (after Bell,
Herzfeld and Guyer, Hellenkemper).
21. Corycus, Church J, Monastic Church (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
22. Corycus, Church D (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
23. Corycus, Church K, Northwest Church inside Land Castle (after Herzfeld and
Guyer).
24. North of Corycus (Demircioren) (after Herzfeld and Guyer).
25. catikoren (after Gough, Feld).
26. cukurkqlik (after Liesenburg).
27. Dag Pazari, Basilica (after Gough notes).
28. Dag Pazari, `Domed Ambulatory Church' (after Gough).
29. Dag Pazan, Funerary Basilica extra muros (after Gough).
30. Deleli (after De Jerphanion and Jalabert).
31. Gazipa§a, Church 10 C (after Alfdldi-Rosenbaum).
xiv FIGURES