Portraits and icons : between reality and spirituality in Byzantine art /

Portraits and icons : between reality and spirituality in Byzantine art /

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Author / Creator:Marsengill, Katherine Leigh, 1973- author.
Imprint:Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2013]
©2013
Description:xi, 463 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Byzantios : studies in Byzantine history and civilization ; 5
Byzantios ; 5.
Subject:
Icons, Byzantine.
Art, Byzantine.
Christian martyrs -- Byzantine Empire.
Christian saints -- Byzantine Empire.
Art, Byzantine.
Christian martyrs.
Christian saints.
Icons, Byzantine.
Byzantine Empire -- Church history.
Byzantine Empire.
Church history.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9913708
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ISBN:9782503544045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2503544045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-328) and index.
Summary:"This book examines the phenomena of portraits and icons, and spans from late antiquity through the end of the Byzantine period. Engaging a wide range of material, it addresses persistent themes in the creation of a distinctly Christianized portraiture while analyzing the cultural and theological perceptions that guided its reception. Christian Rome inherited from antiquity its traditions and beliefs regarding portraits. Though altered for its new Christian context, these perceptions did not disappear. This study proves that within Christian portraiture, the icon is not reserved for saints alone"--Back cover.

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