Heaven on earth : art and the Church in Byzantium
by Safran, Linda (editor)
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0271016701
- ISBN 13
- 9780271016702
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This easily accessible volume, which grew out of a series of lectures presented at the Smithsonian Institution in 1991, aims to provide a coherent introduction to Byzantine culture with a focus on the interconnected realms of art and religion. Contents: Constantinople and the Empire of New Rome / Joseph Alchermes -- "...That Man Might Become God" : Central Themes in Byzantine Theology / Eric D. Perl -- The Responding Icon / Anna Kartsonis -- The Holy Space : Architecture and the Liturgy / Robert Ousterhout -- The Cycle of Images in the Church / Henry Maguire -- Art in the Service of the Liturgy : Byzantine Silver Plate / Susan A. Boyd -- Illuminating the Liturgy : Illustrated Service Books in Byzantium / Nancy Patterson Ševčenko -- Byzantine Pilgrims' Art / Gary Vikan. 280 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper, spine faded, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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- Springhead Books (GB)
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- 016396
- Title
- Heaven on earth : art and the Church in Byzantium
- Author
- Safran, Linda (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0271016701
- ISBN 13
- 9780271016702
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Place of Publication
- University Park, Penn.
- Date Published
- 1998
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