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Author : Elizabeth Jeffreys
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521834452
A volume of cutting-edge essays written in honour of renowned Byzantinist Sir Steven Runciman.
Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015002167735
Covers 11 centuries from the earliest non figurative art to the jewelled mosiacs that profoundly expressed a concept of light as the revelation of God's truth to the great church frescos icons and manuscripts defining the dieal of Byzantine art to increase the understanding of the divine beyond the limits of the humna mind.
Author : Angeliki E. Laiou,Henry Maguire
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0884022153
These seven chapters, originally given as lectures honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks, cover a wide range of topics, from the relationship of Byzantium with its Islamic, Slavic, and Western European neighbors to the modern reception of Byzantine art.
Author : Deno John Geanakoplos
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 0226284611
Deno John Geanakoplos here offers a prodigious collection of source materials on the Byzantine church, society, and civilization (many translated for the first time into English), arranged chronologically and topically, and knit together with an analytical historical commentary. His selections from Byzantine writers as well as from more obscure documents and chronicles in Latin, Arabic, Slavic, Italian, Armenian, and French reflect all the diversity of Byzantine life--the military tactics of the long-invincible cataphract cavalry and the warships armed with Greek fire, the mysticism of Hesychast monks, the duties of imperial officers, the activities of daily life from the Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia to the marketplaces, baths, and brothels. Geanakoplos not only covers the traditional areas of political, ecclesiastical, socioeconomic, administrative, and military life, but also provides a vivid picture of Byzantine culture--education, philosophy, literature, theology, medicine, and science. Of particular interest are the insights into the empire's relations with the Latin West, the Slavs, the Arabs, the Turks, and other neighboring peoples. Byzantium is much more than a sourcebook. The running commentary reflects the most recent scholarly research in Byzantine studies and places each translated source in its precise historical context. Through the use of both primary sources and commentary, Geanakoplos has represented in all its richness and complexity one of the world's great civilizations. There is no comparable book on Byzantine history and civilization in any language.
Author : Jenny Albani,Ioanna Christoforaki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2503602681
The year 1204, when Byzantium was conquered by the participants of the Fourth Crusade, marks a major and violent change on several levels, including politics and the economy, society and religion, as well as art and culture. The once powerful empire experienced both the humiliation of foreign occupation and its political subjugation. After its re-establishment in 1261, Byzantium had become a shrunken state, surrounded by aggressive enemies, while a number of its vital areas, such as Crete and Cyprus, together with the Aegean and Ionian islands, remained under foreign rule. These changes influenced not only the artistic output but the everyday life of the Byzantines as well. New ideas, new preferences, and new techniques are attested in architecture, painting, sculpture, and minor arts, all of which developed a new dynamic. According to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus (c. 535 - c. 475 B.C.), whose aphorism Πάντα ῥεῖ, i.e. everything flows, is highlighted in the title of this collective volume, change is the fundamental essence of the universe. The book aims to provide an up-to-date, well-rounded, and balanced overview of the long thirteenth century, by examining aspects of the artistic and cultural transformations created and developed within the new framework of co-existence among Byzantines, Latins, Slavs, and Ottomans.
Author : Monique Vescia
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499463347
Growing on the heels of the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire was in some ways a continuation of its predecessor, extending its history for another 1,000 years. With a new capital at Constantinople, however, it also had a distinctly Eastern character of its own. Readers are transported to Byzantium in this absorbing volume, which recounts the history of this brilliant and articulate civilization as well as the many cultural and architectural achievements it spawned before falling to the Ottomans in 1453. Seminal events are covered in depth in the text and also highlighted in a timeline.
Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : PSU:000027761113
The foundation of Constantinople -- Historical outline -- The imperial constitution and the reign of law -- The administration -- Religion and the church -- The army: the navy: the diplomatic service -- Commerce -- Town and country life -- Education and learning -- Byzantine learning -- Byzantine literature -- Byzantine art -- Byzantium and the neighbouring world.
Author : Thomas Arentzen,Virginia Burrus,Glenn Peers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030759025
This book examines the many ways Byzantines lived with their trees. It takes seriously theological and hagiographic tree engagement as expressions of that culture’s deep involvement—and even fascination—with the arboreal. These pages tap into the current attention paid to plants in a wide range of scholarship, an attention that involves the philosophy of plant life as well as scientific discoveries of how communicative trees may be, and how they defend themselves. Considering writings on and images of trees from Late Antiquity and medieval Byzantium sympathetically, the book argues for an arboreal imagination at the root of human aspirations to know and draw close to the divine.
Author : John A. Cotsonis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000028676
The articles republished in this volume are ground-breaking studies that employ a large body of religious figural imagery of Byzantine lead seals ranging from the 6th to the 15th century. A number of the studies present tables, charts and graphs in their analysis of iconographic trends and changing popularity of saintly figures over time. And since many of the seals bear inscriptions that include the names, titles or offices of their owners, information often not given for the patrons of sacred images in other media, these diminutive objects permit an investigation into the social use of sacred imagery through the various sectors of Byzantine culture: the civil, ecclesiastical and military administrations. The religious figural imagery of the lead seals, accompanied by their owners’ identifying inscriptions, offers a means of investigating both the broader visual piety of the Byzantine world and the intimate realm of their owners’ personal devotions. Other studies in this volume are devoted to rare or previously unknown sacred images that demonstrate the value of the iconography of Byzantine lead seals for Byzantine studies in general. This volume includes studies dedicated to the image of Christ, primarily found on imperial seals, various images of the Virgin, and narrative or Christological scenes. A companion volume presents various articles focusing on sphragistic images of saints and on the religious imagery of Byzantine seals as a means of investigating the personal piety of seal owners, as well as the wider realm of the visual piety and religious devotions of Byzantine culture at all levels. (CS1085)
Author : Clare Teresa M. Shawcross,Ida Toth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108418416
The first comprehensive introduction in English to books, readers and reading in Byzantium and the wider medieval world surrounding it.
Author : Ellen C. Schwartz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780190277352
"This handbook offers a wide-ranging introduction to the richness and diversity of the arts in the Byzantine world. It includes thirty-eight essays by international authors, from prominent researchers to emerging scholars, on various issues and media. Discussions consider art created for religious purposes, to enhance and beautify the Orthodox liturgy and worship space, as well as art made to serve in royal and domestic contexts. While Byzantium is defined as the years 330-1453 CE, some chapters treat the aftermath and influence of Byzantine art on later periods. Arts covered include buildings and objects from the Eastern Mediterranean region, including the Balkans, Russia, North Africa, and the Near East. The volume brings together object-based considerations of themes and monuments which form the backbone of art history, with considerations drawing on many different methodologies-sociology, semiotics, anthropology, archaeology, reception theory, deconstruction theory, among others-all in an up-to-date synthesis of scholarship on Byzantine art and architecture. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Art and Architecture is a comprehensive overview of a rich field of study, offering a window into the world of this distinct and fascinating period of art"--
Author : Vincenzo Ruggieri
Publisher : Edizioni Orientalia Christiana
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015021861789
Author : Alexander Van Millingen
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342432974
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Norman Hepburn Baynes,Henry St. Lawrence Beaufort Moss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : UOM:39015063040318
Author : Amelia Robertson Brown,Bronwen Neil
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004349070
This collection on Byzantine culture in translation, edited by Amelia Brown and Bronwen Neil, examines the practices and theories of translation inside the Byzantine empire and beyond its horizons to the east, north and west, from Late Antiquity to the present.
