Early Christian & Byzantine Art
Working from the surviving material presented here with the help of superlative photographs, many specially taken for this book, John Lowden explains how and why Early Christian & Byzantine art was made and used. This is an accessible and authoritative book that will inspire anyone who is curious about the origins of Christian art.
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Working from the surviving material presented here with the help of superlative photographs, many specially taken for this book, John Lowden explains how and why Early Christian & Byzantine art was made and used. This is an accessible and authoritative book that will inspire anyone who is curious about the origins of Christian art.
Introduction4Art before Iconoclasm1God and Salvation: The Formation of a Christian Art92Emperors and Holy Men: Constantinople and the East613Heretics and Bankers: Ravenna and the West101Iconoclasm4Icon or Idol?: The Iconoclast Controversy145Art after Iconoclasm5Orthodoxy and Innovation: Byzantine Art c.860-c.9601856Sacred Spaces: Decorated Churches c.960-c.11002277Holy Books: Illuminated Manuscripts c.976-c.1100271Byzantine Art in a Wider World8Perception and Reception: Art in Twelfth-Century Italy3079Crisis and Continuity: The Sack of Constantinople34710The End of an Era?: Constantinople Regained and Lost 1261-1453387Glossary426Later Roman and Byzantine Emperors428Key Dates429Map436Further Reading438Index441Acknowledgements446
