The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843-1261
- ISBN-10
- 0870997777
- ISBN-13
- 9780870997778
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 574
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Authors
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.)
Description
Serves as both visual and textual record of the exhibition of the same name, surveying the art of the Middle Byzantine period from the restoration of the use of icons by the Orthodox Church in 843 to the occupation of Constantinople by the Crusader forces from the West from 1204 to 1261. Conceived as a sequel to the 1976 exhibition "Age of Spirituality," which focused on the first centuries of Byzantium. Preceding the catalogue, 17 essays treat the historical context, religious sphere, and secular courtly realm of the empire, and the interactions between Byzantium and other medieval cultures. Abundantly illustrated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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- 2000
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- Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
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