Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The Mosaics of St. Sophia at Istanbul: The mosaics of the southern vestibule, by T. Whittemore
Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
The Mosaics of St. Sophia at Istanbul: The mosaics of the southern vestibule by Thomas Whittemore
Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople
Author: Elena N. BoeckPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107197279
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Biography of the medieval Mediterranean's most cross-culturally significant sculptural monument, the tallest in the pre-modern world.
The Mosaics of St. Sophia at Istanbul: The imperial portraits of the south gallery, by T. Whittemore
Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The Languages of Gift in the Early Middle Ages
Author: Wendy DaviesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521515173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book is a collection of original essays on gift in the early Middle Ages, from Anglo-Saxon England to the Islamic world. Focusing on the languages of gift, the essays reveal how early medieval people visualized and thought about gift, and how they distinguished between the giving of gifts and other forms of social, economic, political and religious exchange. The same team, largely, that produced the widely cited The Settlement of Disputes in Early Medieval Europe (Cambridge University Press, 1986) has again collaborated in a collective effort that harnesses individual expertise in order to draw from the sources a deeper understanding of the early Middle Ages by looking at real cases, that is at real people, whether peasant or emperor. The culture of medieval gift has often been treated as archaic and exotic; in this book, by contrast, we see people going about their lives in individual, down-to-earth and sometimes familiar ways.
The Mosaics of St. Sophia at Istanbul: The Deesis panel of the south gallery, by T. Whittemore
Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Flashpoint Hagia Sophia
Author: Brian CrokePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100052275X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia (‘Holy Wisdom’), or Ayasofya, is one of the world’s most visited buildings. Yet, few visitors have any idea of its long and complex story, or why it has always been a place where history, religion and politics collide. In July 2020, Turkish President Erdoğan set off an explosive controversy by announcing that Hagia Sophia would now be modified into a mosque. This decision provoked fierce criticism from UNESCO because Hagia Sophia was enjoying World Heritage Site benefits. The United States, the European Union, Russia and Greece all chimed in. However, Erdoğan’s action was wildly popular in Turkey, with its 99% Muslim population. Why is Hagia Sophia so important to modern Turkey? Why this provocative decision, and why now? How could all the international critics be ignored? Why does the world care so much about this old building? Why should it continue to care? This book explains President Erdoğan’s controversial decision in terms of Turkey’s national, independent and Islamic politics, and as a response to the mosque massacre in Christchurch in March 2019 when his life was threatened by the gunman. Any consideration of Hagia Sophia’s present and future also requires appreciation of the almost 1,500-year old story of this architectural marvel, from its inception as a church in 537 to its configuration as a mosque in 2020 and beyond. Because all world heritage sites depend on national management, Hagia Sophia will remain Turkey’s responsibility, but the international community is watching to ensure Turkey honours Hagia Sophia’s entire heritage, from the 6th century to the 21st century.
The Mosaics of St. Sophia at Istanbul: The imperial portraits of the south gallery by Thomas Whittemore
Author: Byzantine Institute of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosaics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Donor Portraits in Byzantine Art
Author: Rico FransesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108418597
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Explores the complex relationship between art and religious belief in this important genre of painting.
Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, 3: Leo III to Nicephorus III, 717-1081
Author: Philip GriersonPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884020455
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
In volume three of this series, Part I covers the period between Leo III to Michale III (867-1081), while Part II covers Bail I to Nicephorus III (867-1081).