The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843-1261

A Metropolitan Museum of Art Publication Now available in paperback, this splendid book is dedicated to the art of the middle Byzantine period (843-1261), demonstrating its wide influence through a celebration of its most beautiful and meaningful works of art. The magnificent religious and secular objects created in Byzantium had a profound impact on neighboring Christian and Islamic states and on the Latin West. In this volume more than 50 contributing scholars explore not only the works of Byzantium proper but also those from beyond its borders, providing new insights into the cultures of Eastern Europe. The essays are accompanied by stunning full-color reproductions of more than 400 objects as well as photographs of architectural sites and comparative illustrations. 667 illustrations, 542 in full color, map, 9 x 12" HELEN C. EVANS is associate curator of Early Christian and Byzantine Art in the Department of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. WILLIAM D. WIXOM is former Michel David-Weill Chairman of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum.

Arts & Photography

Helen C. Evans

History & Criticism

Harry N. Abrams

Byzantium, Faith, and Power (1261-1557): Perspectives on Late Byzantine Art and Culture (Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Trésors du monastère de Sainte-Catherine Mont Sinai Égypte

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