The medieval world does not end in Western Europe, and within
the last twenty or so years some of the most stimulating
art-historical discoveries have been made in the Near East. Moving
beyond the confines of Jerusalem and Carthage, this volume
considers the art of Armenia, Ethiopia, Coptic Egypt, Georgia,
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Mongol East in relation to
Byzantium, Cyprus, Italy, and the West. The Christian arts of the
Near East, long considered naive and provincial, are now being
reconsidered for their complex liturgical and theological
significance.
The essays in this essential reference volume cover topics
ranging from the classically inspired Christian iconography of
Jordan's mosaics, sources and influences of style in Jerusalem and
the West, and stylistic interaction between Ethiopia and Egypt to
wooden carvings from Coptic Egypt and manuscripts from Antioch as
well as icon painting in Lebanon and Cairo. Specific case studies
on ivories from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Red Monastery
Conservation Project, the Edessan Image of Christ, and the Marriage
Charter of Otto II and Theophanu are accompanied by iconographical
exposes of the Abgar Legend, the Biblical Sarah, and the cintamani
motif.
The contributors are Susan H. Auth, Elizabeth S. Bolman, Erica
Cruikshank Dodd, Anthony Cutler, Jaroslav Folda, Marilyn E.
Heldman, Lucy-Anne Hunt, Mat Immerzeel, Adeline Jeudy, Catherine
Jolivet-Levy, Irma Karaulashvili, Hugo Meyer, Mati Meyer, William
North, Michele Piccirillo, and Alexander Saminsky.
General
Imprint: |
Index Of Christian Art, Dept. Of Art And Archaeology, Princeton University
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Index of Christian Art |
Release date: |
August 2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Editors: |
Colum Hourihane
|
Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9768202-4-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-9768202-4-2 |
Barcode: |
9780976820246 |
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