Art and Archaeology in Byzantium and Beyond: Essays in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti and Maria Panayotidi-Kesisoglou

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Art and Archaeology in Byzantium and Beyond consists of 21 papers, which represent thebreadth of the research interests of SophiaKalopissi-Verti and Maria Panayotidi-Kesisoglou, to whom this volume isdedicated. The chapters have been divided into four sections and each is set inchronological order. The first section is dedicated to Byzantine andPost-Byzantine painting, including papers on wall-paintings and icon paintings.The second section contains four papers on Byzantine sculpture, showcasingexamples from different regions of the Byzantine Empire. The third sectionconcerns material culture (coinage and minor arts). The fourth and finalsection concerns architecture and topography in Byzantium and beyond. Ittackles matters of topography in Byzantine cities and pilgrimage sites andinvestigates aspects of Byzantine architecture and its perception. Overall,this volume offers new perspectives on familiar topics, as well as new materialfor discussion. The book includes abstracts in Greek. Frontcover Title page Copyright page Of Related Interest Contents Preface Introduction Maria Panayotidi-Kesisoglou, Sophia Kalopissi-Verti:Researchers, Professors, Colleagues Prologue As students As researchers As teachers As colleagues Epilogue Literature 1. A Brief Survey of the Monumental Painting of Chalke in theDodecanese from the Early Christian Period to the Beginningof the Period of the Knights (1309) Literature 2. A Royal Panel at Sinai. Contributionto the Study of Byzantine-Georgian Artistic Relations Literature 3. Interpretative Approaches On the Anthropomorphic Depictionsof the Holy Trinity in Byzantine Monumental Painting 3.1 Introduction and objective 3.2 The eastern Orthodox theological context 3.3 Τhe dynamic interaction between theologyand art: (non-)depicting the God Father 3.4 Depicting anthropomorphically the Holy Trinity:interpretative approaches 3.4.1 Representations on a horizontal axis 3.4.2 Representations on a vertical axis 3.5 Conclusions Literature 4. The Funerary Representation of a Lady in the Churchof Agioi Anargyroi Outside Kato Sagri on Naxos(First Half of the 13th Century?) 4.1 The funerary composition 4.2 The dress of the female figure 4.3 The dating of the composition 4.4 The social identity: a lady in the Naxos countryside? Literature 5. The Ιmage of the Ηoly Maccabees in Byzantine Literatureand Art: the Case of an Unknown Depiction in St Georgeat Karynia, Mesa Mani, Peloponnese (1281)* 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Τhe context of the Maccabean martyrdom:the textual evidence 5.3 The visual evidence 5.4 Conclusions Literature 6. ‘Byzantine’ Saints in Georgian Monuments:Routes of Faith – Routes of Art Literature 7. Donors, Funerary Inscriptions and Portraits in15th-Century Constantinople Literature 8. The Iconographic Cycle of the Revelation of John in the SpeliaMonastery at Agrafa, Greece Literature 9. Middle Byzantine Architectural Members from the Museumof Sicyon (Vassiliko) in Corinthia 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Sicyon in history 9.3 Sculpted members from Sicyon 9.4 Conclusions Literature 10. ‘Lions Frighten Wild Beasts…’: An Inscribed Marble Arch ofthe Middle Byzantine Period from the Chalkis Region,Euboea, Greece Literature 11. ‘Inside the Holy Chancelli’: Byzantine ArchitecturalSculptures from Patmos Literature 12. Observations On the Altar-Screen of the Late Byzantine Churchat Prangi, Thrace Literature 13. Τhe Plough in the Byzantine Material Culture compared to itsWestern medieval counterpart Primary Literature 14. Traces of Weaving Activity at Halassarna/Kardamaina,Kos/Greece. Preliminary Remarks 14.1 The weaving technique 14.2 The Halassarna material Literature 15. Western Influence on Palaeologan Coins Literature Visualizing a Lost Monument of Early Constantinople.The Basilica or Basileios Stoa Literature 17. Ludi Scaenici in Late Antique Constantinople:Aspects of Theatre in Late Antiquity 17.1 The evidence of the consular diptychs 17.2 The theatre(s) of Constantinople Primary literature 18. The Tombs of Gregory and Apasios Pakourianos in theMonastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa at Bačkovo 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The ossuary as the resting place of the monks 18.3 The reconstruction of the Katholikon and theposition of the tombs 18.4 Conclusion Literature 19. Church Architecture in the Mesa Mani Duringthe Thirteenth Century Literature 20. The Chapel of the Mother of God in Chorēb: Testimoniesfor a Lost Sinai Church Primary Literature 21. Bosphorus-on-Thames: Neo-Byzantine Architecturein Victorian London Literature Contributors Copyright of the Photos Backcover