- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Editions Pierre Terrail (Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 2879392225
- ISBN-13: 978-2879392226
- Product Dimensions: 30.4 x 24.1 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,294,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
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beautiful photography, 30 Mar 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Byzantine Art (Paperback)
This book is a bargain for its sumptuous and plentiful color photography of Byzantine art. The text is informative if not stylish. My only criticism is the text often discusses works not illustrated, does not discuss a work illustrated, or discusses a work illustrated many pages later and never refers you to the photograph.
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Sumptuous, 12 Nov 2007
By Eric Pyle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Byzantine Art (Paperback)
I've been buying Byzantine art books fairly obsessively this year. This one wins the prize for value-for-money. Big, beautiful photos of all the major monuments or types. Good close-ups of representative items. For example, that teeny-weeny mosaic icon in Dumbarton Oaks is reproduced larger than life-size. That alone was worth the price of the book for me.It's a picture book. The text is rudimentary. There's a good bibliography, though, so you can start here.
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An excellent introduction to Byzantine art, 21 Dec 2010
By S. Smith-Peter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Byzantine Art (Paperback)
This book provides a narrative history of all aspects of Byzantine art, from architecture and icons to manuscripts, jewelry and liturgical items. The photography is excellent, the colors rich and dazzling. The text emphasizes that Byzantine art was secular as well as religious and notes the synthesis of Classical and Orthodox influences. As a Russian historian, it was very interesting to see early Russian art in the larger Byzantine context. I was especially taken by the Byzantine manuscripts, which have some amazing colors and show the mixture of Classical and Orthodox influences especially well. The chapters are chronological and begin with a short history of the empire during the era in question and then go on to survey the whole of the arts in Byzantium for that period. There aren't any footnotes, but there is a useful bibliography at the end, as well as maps and a timeline. This is an excellent place to start learning about the complex and beautiful world of Byzantine art. As the author notes, "Byzantium, like Rome, counts among the progenitors of the modern world." (p. 200)
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