Byzantine Art - Couverture souple

Cormack, Robin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192842110 ISBN 13 : 9780192842114

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Byzantine Art This text focuses on the art of Constantinople from 330 to 1453 and the stages this went through in reaction to historical circumstances. The book shows how changes in society led to changes in art by focusing on particular cases and objects. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

A brilliant book ... accessible to both new and more experienced readers. (Adrian Spooner, Classics for All)

Cormack's book is a masterpiece of synthesis. His book not only provides an elegantly written, thoughtful, and intelligent introduction to one of the most elusive, and often misapprehended artistic civilizations of the past, but also discloses and deconstructs the many biases and preconceived ideas that still influence our understanding of Byzantine tradition. (Michele Bacci, University of Fribourg, Switzerland)

This is the best introduction/introductory book to Byzantine art and to perceptions of that art -- both ours and the Byzantines'. The structure remains the same but it has been updated with a subtle shift in emphasis, arguing for Byzantine art as a product of the Roman world. Its not a simple narrative but a questioning of how Byzantine art worked for its audiences. (Liz James, Professor of History of Art, University of SUssex)

Review from previous edition The handbook of Byzantine Art for both lay readers and specialists. (Annabel Wharton, Duke University)

The reader is left with a powerful impression of how the Byzantines themselves must have looked upon the art that surrounded them. (David Buckon, The British Museum)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The coverage of this book focuses on the art of Constantinople from 330 to 1453 and the stages this went through in reaction to historical circumstances as the city progressed from the Christian centre of the Eastern Roman Empire, to the crisis of attack from the new religion of Islam, to revived medieval splendour and then, after the Latin capture of 1204 and the reoccupation by Byzantine after 1261, to a period of cultural reconciliation with east and west. The book shows how changes in society led to changes in art by focusing on particular cases and objects.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0192842110
• ISBN 13: 9780192842114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256