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Zusatztext The origins of the Middle-Byzantine system in church decoration, as well as the capital/provinces dichotomy, have remained open questions since the fundamental studies by Otto Demus. By highlighting performative facets of this system, which reflect the ritual art of the palace and patriarchate that was used to forge the Empire's cultural and political identity, Connor succeeds in illuminating the diversity of the more or less subtle nuances of the medium. Informationen zum Autor Carolyn Connor is Professor Emerita of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her teaching and scholarship in Byzantine Studies integrate art and architecture, literary texts, religious beliefs, and the historical record. She is the author of four books. Klappentext Saints and Spectacle explains! for the first time! how the spectacurlar gold ground mosaics of the Middle Byzantine period were likely conceived. Through a recreation of the circumstances of this time! Saints and Spectacle brings the Middle Byzantine church to life as the witness to a compelling and fascinating drama. Zusammenfassung Saints and Spectacle explains, for the first time, how the spectacurlar gold ground mosaics of the Middle Byzantine period were likely conceived. Through a recreation of the circumstances of this time, Saints and Spectacle brings the Middle Byzantine church to life as the witness to a compelling and fascinating drama. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One Byzantine Mosaics: Appearance and Character Chapter Two The Lost Mosaics of Constantinople and the Middle Byzantine Program of Church Decoration Chapter Three Urban Culture of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries Chapter Four Feasting the Saints: The Sanctoral Topography of Constantinople Chapter Five Mosaics as a Ritual Art: Byzantine Mosaics at Work Appendices Bibliography Index ...
