Reconstructing the Reality of Images : : Byzantine Material Culture and Religious Iconography (11th - 15th Centuries) /

Reconstructing the Reality of Images : : Byzantine Material Culture and Religious Iconography (11th - 15th Centuries) / / Maria Parani.

This 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....

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Superior document:The Medieval Mediterranean ; 41
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Parani, Maria
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:The Medieval Mediterranean ; 41.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface.
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction...1
  • 1. Imperial Costume.11
  • 2. Official and Aristocratic Costume...51
  • 3. Military Costume...101
  • 4. Furniture and Furnishings...159
  • 5. Implements...198
  • 6. Commentary...218
  • Synopsis...290
  • App. 1. Monasteries and Churches Mentioned in the Text and the Captions of the Plates...293
  • App. 2. Portraits of Byzantine Emperors and Their Families (Ninth to Fifteenth Centuries)...313
  • App. 3. Portraits of Byzantine Officials, Aristocrats, and Commoners (Tenth to Fifteenth Centuries)...325
  • .Tables.342
  • .Glossary...344
  • .Bibliography...350
  • .Index...375.

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