The material and the ideal : : essays in medieval art and archaeology in honour of Jean-Michel Spieser / / edited by Anthony Cutler and Arietta Papaconstantinou.

• Superior document: The medieval Mediterranean, v. 70
• TeilnehmendeR: Spieser, J.-M.; Cutler, Anthony, 1934-; Papaconstantinou, Arietta.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Reflecting the diverse interests of Jean-Michel Spieser, his colleagues, students and friends contribute papers focused on topics ranging from the changing role of the apse and the layout of late antique basilicas to holy relics said to have been brought from Constantinople. Many of the articles address the nature and impact of specific media - goldsmiths' work, ivory and ceramics - while a group of highly original, broader studies is devoted to such larger issues as ritual display in the tenth century, the metaphorical significance of pottery and an interrogation of the supposed influence of Byzantine icons on Western medieval art. Throughout, the achievement of the authors is to move from concrete observations of particular objects to the larger meaning they held for those who commissioned and made use of them.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Anthony Cutler and Arietta Papaconstantinou -- The Material And The Ideal: An Introduction / Anthony Cutler -- Publications / Jean-Michel Spieser -- Zur Apsis Als Bildort / Beat Brenk -- Divine Or Human? Some Remarks On The Design And Layout Of Late Antique Basilicas / Arietta Papaconstantinou -- Urban And Rural Funerary Practices In Early Medieval Illyricum. Some General Considerations / Etleva Nallbani -- L’Orfèvre Et L’Architecte: Autour D’Un Groupe D’Édifices Constantinopolitains Du Vie Siècle / Brigitte Pitarakis -- Δι Ενδειξιν: Display In Court Ceremonial (De Cerimoniis II,15) / Jeffrey Featherstone -- A Recently Discovered Ivory Of St. Ignatios And The Lions / Anthony Cutler and Nancy Patterson Sevcenko -- Le Nouvel Ordre Du Monde Ou L’Image Du Cosmos À Lesnovo / Ivana Jevtic -- The Sacred Vessel And The Measure Of A Man / E.J. Sharon Gerstel -- On The Personal Life Of Objects In Medieval Byzantium / Maria Parani -- Des Potiers De Nicée Aux Faïenciers D’Iznik: Tradition Maintenue Ou Fausse Continuité? / Véronique François -- Un Tétraévangile Provincial D’Origine Syro-Palestinienne: Florence, Bibliothèque Laurentienne Conv. Soppr. Gr. 160 / E. Yota -- Une Prétendue Relique De Constantinople: La «Véronique » De Corbie / Jannic Durand -- À Propos Des Influences Byzantines Sur L’Art Du Moyen Âge Occidental / Jean Wirth -- Index / Anthony Cutler and Arietta Papaconstantinou -- Illustrations / Anthony Cutler and Arietta Papaconstantinou.