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Saints and spectacle : Byzantine mosaics in their cultural setting
The awe-inspiring mosaics covering the walls, vaults, and domes of Byzantine churches of the medieval period still remain a mystery to modern viewers. Saints and Spectacle ventures into the world of ninth- and tenth-century Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, to recapture the spirit...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
: Oxford University Press
, 2016
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190457624.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Carolyn L. Connor |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | The awe-inspiring mosaics covering the walls, vaults, and domes of Byzantine churches of the medieval period still remain a mystery to modern viewers. Saints and Spectacle ventures into the world of ninth- and tenth-century Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, to recapture the spirit of Byzantine thought and expression after Iconoclasm. Texts, artworks, and the archaeological record aid in reconstructing the visual and literary context of the age of the first rulers of the Macedonian Dynasty |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| ISBN: | 9780190457648 |
