While interest in the relationship between theology and the arts is on the rise, there are very
few resources for students and teachers, let alone a comprehensive text on the subject. This …

Nature and Illusion is the first extended treatment of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art
and literature. In this richly illustrated study, Henry Maguire shows how the Byzantines …

Medieval Art Page 1 Page 2 MED IE VAL ART Page 3 Page 4 MARILYN STOKSTAD
MEDIEVAL ART SECOND EDITION New York London Page 5 First published 2004 by …

It is not difficult to credit that statues may have appeared to ooze with sweat, shed tears, or
exude something which resembles drops of blood, since wood and stone often gather a …

The chapter charts the origins and development of the folded codex form of the book, from its
origins in the Roman period to the turn of the first millennium CE. It discusses the materials …

Saints and Spectacle examines the origins and reception of the Middle Byzantine program
of mosaic decoration. This complex and colorful system of images covers the walls and …

Is the display of number and geometry in medieval religious architecture evidence of
intended symbolism? This book offers a new perspective in the retrieval of meaning from …

Images to be Read and Words to be Seen: The Iconic Role of the Early Medieval Book |
Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts …

A brilliant, ambitious follow–up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his
focus from the great architectural constructions of the past to the now–vanished chambers …

The churches of the Byzantine era were built to represent heaven on earth. Architecture, art
and liturgy were intertwined in them to a degree that has never been replicated elsewhere …