Byzantium
Rowena Loverance(Author)
British Museum Press
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-7141-2125-3 (ISBN)
Description
Byzantium, the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean, dominated the political and religious face of Europe for over a thousand years, from its foundation in AD 330 to its capture by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Many of the outstanding events, and the personalities behind them, are reflected in the art of the period. Drawing on the collections at the British Museum, this is an introduction to that Byzantine art, with illustrations of Byzantine silver, ivories, jewellery and icons. Pieces from the Empire's neighbours and enemies in Persia, Asia Minor and western Europe are also included.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
45 colour illustrations, 45 b&w illustrations, further reading, index
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7141-2125-3 (9780714121253)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
The creation of Byzantium; the achievements of Justinian; Persians and other Barbarians; Islam and iconoclasm; the recovery of nerve; the revenge of the West; the last flowering.