Contesting the Logic of Painting Art and Understanding in Eleventh-Century Byzantium |
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| Author:
| Barber, Charles |
| Series title: | Visualising the Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-16271-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $153.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a range of philosophical and theological writings produced in eleventh-century Byzantium, this book offers a reading of the icon and Byzantine aesthetics that not only expands our understanding of these topics but challenges our assumptions about the work of art itself.
Drawing on a range of philosophical and theological writings produced in eleventh-century Byzantium, this book offers a reading of the icon and Byzantine aesthetics that not only expands our understanding of these topics but challenges our assumptions about the work of art itself.