The Embodied Icon Liturgical Vestments and Sacramental Power in Byzantium |
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| Author:
| Woodfin, Warren T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-959209-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $243.59AUD $324.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the Byzantine art of embroidery on liturgical vestments. Spanning the period from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, it studies the evolution of forms of liturgical costume in the Orthodox Church in relation to both currents in religious thought and the complex relationship between the church and the imperial court.
This book explores the Byzantine art of embroidery on liturgical vestments. Spanning the period from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, it studies the evolution of forms of liturgical costume in the Orthodox Church in relation to both currents in religious thought and the complex relationship between the church and the imperial court.