Early Christian

This period dated from 330- 800 C.E. and I found this period to be very interesting with how it was solely the lower class and then grew and grew. Although there were many prosecutions, Christianity prospered and eventually became the largest religion of all time. When Christianity became a valid religion because of the emporer Constantine, christians were now allowed houses of worship and the ability to display holy artifacts. The archtieture adapted the Roman basilica form for their churches as well as having centrally planned buildings. 

Below are exmples of a basilica style church and also a centrally planned place for worship

When it comes to early Christian furniture, there are few examples. However they were very elaborate and decorated with carvings and jewels. Storage was very important in this time period

Examples of early christian furniture:

Examples of this style in the modern world:

The last two pictures were designed by Clive Christians and I think the last picture is really neat because it kind of has that centrallized feel to it like how some of the worsip buildings were centrally planned. 

I really enjoyed reading Sammy's blog. I thought it was really cool how she compared early Christian's celestory windows to how they might be incorporated into todays designs. I also thought the photos on John E's blog were very captivating. It was really interesting how he showed the symbol of the fish on the car because it's just amazing to me that those symbols from so long ago are still around and have carried on to this day. It's really fascinating and cool to think about.