- Hardcover: 394 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (16 Jun 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521354404
- ISBN-13: 978-0521354400
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21 x 4.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,612,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'This is a most comprehensive and exemplary book … Dr Rodley must be congratulated upon producing such an authoritative survey of a complex period, and in presenting it in terms which both the specialist and non-specialist will readily comprehend.' The Greek Gazette
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The Byzantine empire began with the transformation of the Roman empire initiated by the official acceptance of Christianity and the establishment of Constantinople as the capital city. It ended with the fall of that city to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The art and architecture of the empire reflects its changing fortunes, the development of Christianity, and the cultural influences that affected it. This book offers a systematic introduction to the material culture of the Byzantine empire, from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. It provides for the student or any other interested reader a compendium of material which is generally difficult to access: much of the writing on Byzantine art and architecture is not in English, and is published as articles in scholarly journals. The book sets out the subject in an accessible manner, describing and discussing by period the surviving material - and that which can be reconstructed from documentary sources - and exploring its social/historical context. The text is copiously illustrated by well over 400 halftones, plans and maps.
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'Metamorphosis' is the term often used for the process by which the pagan Roman empire became the Christian Byzantine empire - an appropriate term because the change came about through the modification of existing traditions to new purposes. Read the first page
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Honestly, the first of its kind. A rich and truly significant era of art history meticulously researched has produced a truly wonderful volume aimed at university-level students, with thorough additional sources thoughtfully appended. Rodley is a leading British scholar of this period, with outstanding field experience. Majority of pictures are her own, and beautifully rendered. Absolutely should be a required text all art/art history libraries. A significant contribution to the canon. Future textbooks would do well to follow Rodley's lead in style and presentation.
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Finally ! An high caliber, sensible introduction
28 Jan 1998
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Honestly, the first of its kind. A rich and truly significant era of art history meticulously researched has produced a truly wonderful volume aimed at university-level students, with thorough additional sources thoughtfully appended. Rodley is a leading British scholar of this period, with outstanding field experience. Majority of pictures are her own, and beautifully rendered. Absolutely should be a required text all art/art history libraries. A significant contribution to the canon. Future textbooks would do well to follow Rodley's lead in style and presentation.
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