BYZANTINE MOSAICS

Παρουσίαση

Greek art, the culminating achievement of the Greek spirit, is the subject of the new monumental series published by Ekdotike Athenon. The artistic creation of Hellenism during its three major historical periods, Antiquity, Byzantium and Modern Times, is comprehensively presented in fifteen luxurious volumes, in which elegant texts are harmoniously combined with superb illustrations. Each volume, essentially a monograph on a specific art form, closely follows its evolution through a brilliant selection of representative works, which are typical of its various phases and trends, and registers the sociopolitical, as well as the artistic identity of their time. Special emphasis is laid upon the stylistic and aesthetic assessment of the selected works which, by a process of induction, weave and define the unique, unrepeatable physiognomy of Greek art. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

PROLOGUE OF THE PUBLISHER
ORIGINS, USES AND SPHERE OF INFLUENCE OF MOSAICS
BYZANTINE MOSAICS FROM THE FOUNDATION OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO ITS CAPTURE BY THE TURKS
Mosaics of the fourth-seventh centuries
Mosaics of the eighth-twelfth centuries
The periphery mosaics of the eleventh-thirteenth centuries
Mosaics of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
PLATES
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTARY
Bibliography
Index of names
Iconographic Index
Photo Credits