Mosaics in the Medieval World
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-01198-4 (ISBN)
Liz James is a Byzantine art historian with an interest in mosaics. Her ambition is to see at first-hand all the mosaics discussed in this book, and she is approximately three-quarters of the way there. She is Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex, where she teaches courses on Byzantine art.
Part I. Making Wall Mosaics: Introduction to Part I; 1. Making glass tesserae; 2. Making mosaics; 3. The business of mosaics; 4. The value of mosaics; Part II. Mosaics by Century: Introduction to Part II; 5. In the beginning: wall mosaics in the fourth century; 6. Types or prototypes? Mosaics in the fifth century; 7. Emperors, kings, popes and bishops: mosaics in the sixth century; 8. New beginnings? Islam, Byzantium and Rome: mosaics in the seventh and eighth centuries; 9. Medium and message: ninth- and tenth-century mosaics; 10. A universal language? Eleventh-century mosaics; 11. Incorrigibly plural: mosaics in the twelfth century; 12. Men and mosaics: the thirteenth century; 13. Boom and bust: mosaics in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; Conclusion; Appendix of sites; Bibliography.
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.11.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, color; 162 Plates, black and white; 12 Maps; 161 Halftones, color; 1 Halftones, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 223 x 288 mm |
Gewicht | 2040 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
ISBN-10 | 1-107-01198-1 / 1107011981 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-01198-4 / 9781107011984 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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