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The Icons of Their Bodies

- Saints and Their Images in Byzantium

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The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691050072
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 240
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. maj 2000
  • Størrelse:
  • 253x204x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 540 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
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The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons.

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