Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor

Dumbarton Oaks, Eric McGeer, Fogg Art Museum

Dumbarton Oaks, 1991 - History - 233 pages

The combined Dumbarton Oaks and Fogg collection of Byzantine seals is one of the largest in the world, containing 17,000 specimens. Volume 2 in the catalogue includes seals with place names from south of the Balkans, the islands, and the south of Asia Minor. Each section begins with a short essay on the region's history. Each seal is illustrated and is accompanied--where appropriate--by full commentary regarding the specimen's date, biographical information on its owner, peculiarities of orthography, and special features of iconography. These seals contribute significantly to historical geography, the evolution of the Byzantine imperial administration, development in the Greek language, and decorative vogues.

Contents

• Critical Signs and General Abbreviations Chapter: 1
• Nikopolis: 9
• Bela: 15
• Bonditza: 16
• Naupaktos: 18
• Spartari: 19
• Chapter II: 22
• Athens: 49
• Bichetai: 53
• Daphni: 54
• Euboia: 55
• Grebenon: 56
• Kea: 57
• Neai Patrai: 58
• Oreos: 59
• Steirion: 60
• Chapter III: 62
• Achaïa: 77
• Corinth: 78
• Helos: 80
• Kerminitza: 81
• Korone: 82
• Lakedaimonia: 83
• Methone: 85
• Monembasia: 87
• Moreas: 88
• Olenos: 89
• Patras: 90
• Troizen: 92
• Chapter IV: 94
• Arkadia: 100
• Paphos: 107
• Chapter V: 109
• Aigaion Pelagos 111 44 Samos: 123
• Andros: 137
• Nesoi: 138
• Lemnos: 139
• LesbosMytilene: 141
• Methymna: 144
• Paros: 146
• Rhodes: 147
• Skopelos: 148
• Tenos: 149
• Chapter VI The South of Asia Minor 58 Karabisianoi: 150
• Kibyrraiotai: 151
• Alabanda: 163
• Amazon Mizon: 164
• Aspendos: 165
• Chersonesos: 166
• KariaStauroupolis: 167
• Keramos: 169
• Kibyrra: 170
• Mardaïtai: 171
• Mylasa: 172
• Myra: 173
• Pamphylia: 175
• Perge: 176
• Selge: 177
• Side: 178
• SindosIsindos: 180
• Tlos: 181
• Index of Proper Names and Terms: 182
• Index of Iconography: 220
• Vocabulary: 223
• Metrical Inscriptions: 225
• List of Seals Published: 229
• Table of the Usual Forms of Cruciform Invocative Monograms: 232
• Glossary: 233

About the author

John Nesbitt is Research Associate for Byzantine Sigillography at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor; Volume 2 of Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, John W. Nesbitt; Volume 10 of Dumbarton Oaks Collection Series; Dumbarton Oaks catalogues
• Authors: Dumbarton Oaks, Eric McGeer, Fogg Art Museum
• Editors: John W. Nesbitt, Nicolas Oikonomidès, Eric McGeer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks, 1991
• ISBN: 0884022269, 9780884022268
• Length: 233 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval