Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781782972617
Published by : Oxbow Books
Fifteen papers focus on the active and dynamic uses of images during the first millennium AD. They bring together an international group of scholars who situate the period’s visual practices within their political, religious... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781899828913
Published by : Pindar Press
This study deals with the churches of Oski and Iskhani, in the ancient Georgian province of Tao-Klardeti, now in eastern Turkey. Each church is examined separately, with a focus on the architecture and carved decoration. The architectural... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409411604
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The studies in this volume all deal with images and texts that relate to the veneration of the saints in Byzantium after the 9th century. Some papers are devoted to the church calendar and the annual commemorations of hundreds of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409427407
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The fourteen essays in this collection demonstrate a wide variety of approaches to the study of Byzantine architecture and its decoration, a reflection of both newer trends and traditional scholarship in the field. These include the analysis of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409431671
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Constantine of Rhodes's tenth-century poem is an account of public monuments in Constantinople and of the Church of the Holy Apostles. In the opening section of the work, Constantine describes columns and sculptures within the cit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409441106
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781899828685
Published by : Pindar Press
Trained as an archaeologist and art historian and being a practising painter, Professor Galavaris has been able to relate diverse disciplines in his work, as shown by the wide range of his numerous publications. He moves from the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503527666
Published by : Brepols
Series: STUDIES IN THE VISUAL CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Volume: 3
The mosaics of the monastery church at Daphni are among the best known programmes of Byzantine church decoration and are counted among the supreme achievements in that medium. The Pantokrator, the image of Christ in the dome, is often taken as the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503531274
Published by : Brepols
The nineteen essays collected here provide significant insights into the medieval life of the longest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. Authors investigate icons from the sixth to the sixteenth centuries and offer new interpretations ... .... Learn More