Textile media / Warren T. Woodfin. Part 3. Approaching Byzantine art. The origin of icons / Thomas F. Mathews ; Byzantine art and perception / Bissera V. Pentcheva ; Spolia in Byzantine art and architecture / Bente Kilerich ; The icon / Rebecca W. Corrie ; Iconoclasm / Leslie Brubaker ; Magic and Byzantine art / Jacquelyn Tuerk-Stonberg ; Bodily adornment and modification in Byzantium / Alicia Walker ; Secular art / Maria G. Parani ; The imperial arts / Benjamin Anderson ; Private collecting and the art market for Byzantine artifacts / Christian Schmidt ; The Byzantine arts and Byzantine literature / Henry Maguire -- Part 2. Reception of Byzantine art and architecture. Neighbors to the East and South. Armenia / Christina Maranci ; Georgia / Zaza Skhirtladze ; Islamic states and the Middle East / Erica Cruikshank Dodd -- Looking westward. Italy, the Crusader states, and Cyprus / Maria Georgopoulou ; South Slavic lands / Ljubomir Milanovic -- After the fall. "Byzance apres Byzance" and post-Byzantine art from the late fifteenth century through the eighteenth century / Henry D. Schilb ; The Byzantine revival in Europe / J.B. Bullen -- Part 3. The realia of Byzantine art. Archaeology. Archaeology : sites and approaches / Eric A. Ivison -- Architecture. Religious architecture / Marina Mihaljevic ; Devotional practices and the development of the church building / Neojsa Stankovic ; Secular architecture : domestic / Carolyn S. Snively ; Secular architecture : military / Stavros I. Arvanitopoulos ; Acceptance and adaptation of Byzantine architectural types in the "Byzantine commonwealth" / Mark J. Johnson -- Decoration of structures/Byzantine wall decoration. Mosaics / Liz James ; Monumental painting: pre-iconoclasm / Elizabeth S. Bolman ; Monumental painting : post-iconoclasm / Sharon E.J. Gerstel ; Stone sculpture / Sarah T. Brooks -- Portable media. Illuminated manuscripts : religious / Susan Madigan McCombs ; Illuminated manuscripts : secular / Christine Havice ; Liturgical objects / Holger A. Klein ; Bronze and copper icons / Ellen C. Schwartz ; Amulets, crosses, and reliquaries / Brigitte Pitarakis ; Ivories and steatites / Carolyn L. Connor ; Ceramics / Demetra Papanikola-Bakirtzi ; Glass / Anastassios Antonaras ; Jewelry and enamels / Antje Bosselmann-Ruickbie ; Textile media / Warren T. Woodfin.
Summary:
"This handbook offers a wide-ranging introduction to the richness and diversity of the arts in the Byzantine world. It includes thirty-eight essays by international authors, from prominent researchers to emerging scholars, on various issues and media. Discussions consider art created for religious purposes, to enhance and beautify the Orthodox liturgy and worship space, as well as art made to serve in royal and domestic contexts. While Byzantium is defined as the years 330-1453 CE, some chapters treat the aftermath and influence of Byzantine art on later periods. Arts covered include buildings and objects from the Eastern Mediterranean region, including the Balkans, Russia, North Africa, and the Near East. The volume brings together object-based considerations of themes and monuments which form the backbone of art history, with considerations drawing on many different methodologies-sociology, semiotics, anthropology, archaeology, reception theory, deconstruction theory, among others-all in an up-to-date synthesis of scholarship on Byzantine art and architecture. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Art and Architecture is a comprehensive overview of a rich field of study, offering a window into the world of this distinct and fascinating period of art" -- Provided by publisher.
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