Byzantium: From Antiquity to the Renaissance

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For courses in Medieval Art. *Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, this text explores the extraordinary world of Byzantium in all its grandeur and complexity-surveying Byzantine art within a broad cultural and historical context. *Part of the Prentice Hall Perspectives Series co-published by Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Editorial Reviews For courses in Medieval Art. *Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, this text explores the extraordinary world of Byzantium in all its grandeur and complexity-surveying Byzantine art within a broad cultural and historical context. *Part of the Prentice Hall Perspectives Series co-published by Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Maps: The Byzantine Empire 10-11 Early Byzantine and Medieval Constantinople 19 INTRODUCTION 7 Three Phases 9 ONE The Imperial City of Constantinople 17 Constantine’s City 17 The Classical Heritage of the City 24 Justinian’s City 29 The Period of Crisis 32 Medieval Constantinople 33 The Decline of Constantinople 40 TWO Icons 43 Pagan Origins 43 Sixth-century Icons 47 Icons in Church 52 Iconoclasm and the Theology of Icons 55 The Restoration of Icons 57 Icons in Public 65 The Mother of God 70 THREE The Secular Domestic World 73 The Palaces of Constantinople 73 The Fashions of Palace Life 79 Country Life 87 FOUR A Temple of Transformation 97 Early Byzantine Churches 99 Medieval Byzantine Church Design 106 The Medieval Decorative System 111 Christ in the Dome 117 The Selected Narrative 118 The Sanctuary 127 The Narthex 133 FIVE A Cosmopolitan Art 137 Art and Diplomacy 137 Italy 143 Palaiologan Art 151 The Renaissance 157 Timeline 164 Bibliography 166 Picture Credits 170 Index 172