Rafał Quirini-Popławski, Ph.D. (2005), Jagiellonian University, is a medieval art historian at this university. He has published on sacral art in Ukraine, Romanesque sculpture in Poland, and late medieval art in the Black Sea Basin.

• ContentsAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1 The Aims of the Book2 State of Research – Literature Review3 Sources and Approaches1 Historical Introduction1 History of the Genoese Colonies in the Context of the History of the Black Sea Basin in the Late Medieval Period2 The Legal and Organisational Frameworks of Construction Activity and Crafts in the Colonies. Origin of Builders and Craftsmen2 The Topography of the Colonies and Secular Buildings1 The Topography of the Colonies2 Secular Buildings3 Sacral Buildings1 Introduction2 The Churches of Caffa3 The Churches of Pera4 Churches and Other Religious Buildings in Soldaia, Cembalo, Trebizond, Samastri, and Vosporo4 Bas-Relief Decoration1 Review of Monuments2 Analysis5 Painting and Applied Arts1 Monumental Painting2 Panel and Miniature Painting3 Applied Arts4 Numismatics and SphragisticsConclusionCatalogueBibliographyIndex