Bibliograph

Byzantium, from antiquity to the Renaissance, Thomas F. Mathews

Type

Label

Byzantium, from antiquity to the Renaissance, Thomas F. Mathews

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplans

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Byzantium

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601346634

Responsibility statement

Thomas F. Mathews

Sub title

from antiquity to the Renaissance

Summary

"With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this comprehensive survey explores the Byzantine empire's vast range of artistic splendors that indelibly informed the art of modern Europe.... Featuring more than one hundred color plates of mosaics, metalwork, architecture, frescoes, and religious artifacts, as well as maps, diagrams, and a timeline, this ... work provides a complete yet succinct introduction to the full range of Byzantine art and iconography."--P. [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The imperial city of Constantinople -- Icons -- The secular domestic world -- A temple of transformation -- A cosmopolitan art -- Timeline

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