Greek Mosaics Of The Byzantine Period
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Byzantine Mosaics in Greece, Hosios Lucas & Daphni
Author | : Ernst Diez |
Publisher | : American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1931 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Mosaics at Daphni and Hosios Loukas in Boiotia were produced during Byzantium's second golden age, in the period ca. 1090/1100 A.D. This book presents black and white and color images of these works of art, and detailed iconographical and historical commentary.
Mosaics in the Medieval World
Author | : Liz James |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1748 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1108508596 |
In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two part. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late middle ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics.
Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World
Author | : Katherine M. D. Dunbabin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780521002301 |
This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, in order to bring out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well-known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
Byzantine Mosaics
Author | : Nano Chatzidakis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
With the luxury of their materials, technical precision, beauty, and aesthetic grandeur, Byzantine mosaics, particularly the wall mosaics, constitute the most impressive manifestation of Byzantine monumental painting. Highly expensive and laborious works of art, they were commissioned and dedicated by emperors, dignitaries, state officials and members of the Church hierarchy, in order to enhance the dwellings of Divinity, important churches and monasteries; and at the same time to manifest the power, glory and legendary wealth of His earthly representatives. A brilliant selection of mosaics from twenty-five famous monuments are presented here by Nano Chatzidakis, Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina. In historical and stylistic terms, they cover the development of mosaic art from the 5th to the 14th century, which is described and analysed efficiently by the author in the first part of the volume. The unique pictorial character and special artistic importance of each individual mosaic ensemble presented in this volume is superbly illustrated and emerges strikingly through a full discussion of the stylistic and aesthetic physiognomy of the mosaics it comprises, and a brief reference to the monument it adorns.
Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Author | : John Beckwith |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1986-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300052961 |
Focusing on mosaics, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, and silk, the author examines this artistic style as an expression of religious thought
Ancient Mosaics
Author | : Roger Ling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : |
This text traces the history of mosaics, examining its chronological evolution from Hellenistic to Early Christian times and its regional variations. Topics discussed include mosaic technique and workshop organization and the relationship of mosaic to other forms of interior design.