Reconstructing the Reality of Images: Byzantine Material Culture and Religious Iconography 11Th-15th CenturiesThis volume examines the occurrence of secular contemporary artefacts (realia) in Middle and Late Byzantine religious painting. It explores the potential of Byzantine art as a source of information on material culture and inquires into the semiotic function of realia in religious pictorial contexts. The first part of the book comprises five case studies dedicated to imperial, official, aristocratic, and military dress, furniture, furnishings, and implements. The creative processes that led to the introduction of realia into religious iconography are discussed in the commentary. The book conveys a wealth of information especially on Byzantine dress and provides valuable new insights into the workings of Byzantine art. It is an original and thorough investigation of a fascinating, yet surprisingly little-studied subject. |
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Contents
Chapter One IMPERIAL COSTUME | 11 |
Chapter Two OFFICIAL AND ARISTOCRATIC | 51 |
Chapter Three MILITARY COSTUME | 101 |
Chapter Four FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS | 159 |
Chapter Five IMPLEMENTS | 198 |
Chapter Six COMMENTARY | 218 |
B CHRONOLOGICAL AND REGIONAL DIVERSITY | 238 |
CREATORS AND RECIPIENTS OF RELIGIOUS ART AS FACTORS | 276 |
SYNOPSIS | 290 |
Portraits of Byzantine Emperors and Their | 313 |
Portraits of Byzantine Officials Aristocrats | 325 |
Tables | 342 |
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| Title | Reconstructing the Reality of Images: Byzantine Material Culture and Religious Iconography 11Th-15th Centuries Volume 41 of The Medieval Mediterranean Volume 41 of The medieval Mediterranean : Peoples, Economies and Cultures, 400-1453 |
| Author | Maria G. Parani |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9004124624, 9789004124622 |
| Length | 417 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / Interior Design / General Art / General Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming History / Medieval Social Science / Archaeology |
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