Saints and Spectacle explains, for the first time, how the spectacurlar gold ground mosaics of the Middle Byzantine period were likely conceived. Through a recreation of the circumstances of this time, Saints and Spectacle brings the Middle Byzantine church to life as the witness to a compelling and fascinating drama.
Saints and Spectacle explains, for the first time, how the spectacurlar gold ground mosaics of the Middle Byzantine period were likely conceived. Through a recreation of the circumstances of this time, Saints and Spectacle brings the Middle Byzantine church to life as the witness to a compelling and fascinating drama.
Carolyn Connor is Professor Emerita of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her teaching and scholarship in Byzantine Studies integrate art and architecture, literary texts, religious beliefs, and the historical record. She is the author of four books.
Inhaltsangabe
* List of Illustrations * Abbreviations * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter One Byzantine Mosaics: Appearance and Character * Chapter Two The Lost Mosaics of Constantinople and the Middle Byzantine Program of Church Decoration * Chapter Three Urban Culture of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries * Chapter Four Feasting the Saints: The Sanctoral Topography of Constantinople * Chapter Five Mosaics as a Ritual Art: Byzantine Mosaics at Work * Appendices * Bibliography * Index
* List of Illustrations * Abbreviations * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter One Byzantine Mosaics: Appearance and Character * Chapter Two The Lost Mosaics of Constantinople and the Middle Byzantine Program of Church Decoration * Chapter Three Urban Culture of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries * Chapter Four Feasting the Saints: The Sanctoral Topography of Constantinople * Chapter Five Mosaics as a Ritual Art: Byzantine Mosaics at Work * Appendices * Bibliography * Index
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