Byzantium, a World Civilization
- ISBN-10
- 0884022005
- ISBN-13
- 9780884022008
- Category
- Art, Byzantine
- Pages
- 162
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Authors
- Henry Maguire, Dumbarton Oaks, Angeliki E. Laiou
Description
These seven chapters, originally given as lectures honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks, cover a wide range of topics, from the relationship of Byzantium with its Islamic, Slavic, and Western European neighbors to the modern reception of Byzantine art.
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