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02038aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 5FC7C5D0066511E4B09646AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140708010108 008 120601t20132013be a b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 2503544045 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9782503544045 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)794706831 040 $a ERASA $b eng $c ERASA $d BTCTA $d QGK $d CDX $d SNN $e rda $d JHE $d YDXCP $d JPG $d NhCcYBP $d SILO 043 $a mm----- 050 4 $a N8189.B97 $b M37 2013 082 04 $a 704.9482 $2 23 100 1 $a Marsengill, Katherine Leigh, $d 1973- $e author. 245 10 $a Portraits and icons : $b between reality and spirituality in Byzantine art / $c Katherine Marsengill. 264 1 $a Turnhout, Belgium : $b Brepols, $c [2013] 300 $a xi, 463 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Byzantios : studies in Byzantine history and civilization ; $v 5 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-328) and index. 520 8 $a "This book examines the phenomena of portraits and icons, and spans from late antiquity through the end of the Byzantine period. Engaging a wide range of material, it addresses persistent themes in the creation of a distinctly Christianized portraiture while analyzing the cultural and theological perceptions that guided its reception. Christian Rome inherited from antiquity its traditions and beliefs regarding portraits. Though altered for its new Christian context, these perceptions did not disappear. This study proves that within Christian portraiture, the icon is not reserved for saints alone"--Back cover. 650 0 $a Icons, Byzantine. 650 0 $a Art, Byzantine. 650 0 $a Christian martyrs $z Byzantine Empire. 650 0 $a Christian saints $z Byzantine Empire. 651 0 $a Byzantine Empire $x Church history. 830 0 $a Byzantios ; $v 5. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20201103015753.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211023256.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5FC7C5D0066511E4B09646AEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search