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 Art Reference & General Art Subjects (TOP OF PAGE)

THE BIBLE AND THE SAINTS, by Gaston Duchet-Suchanz and Michael Pastoureau Here is a genuinely useful, beautifully designed, yet economical encyclopedia of the world of Christian symbolism in art with over 500 alphabetical entries of saints, biblical figures, and scenes from church history and legend. Each entry includes a brief description and proceeds to discuss its symbolism and history of interpretation. Entries include persons, groups (e.g. Doctors of the Church, evangelists, apostles, etc.), events (biblical or hagiographical), and symbols (e.g. the lily, columns, crowns, various types of animals). This reference includes color or black-and-white illustrations accompanying almost every entry. No one interested in art history or lives of the saints should be without this volume. 360pp $45.00 Hardcover / $25.00 Paper - 1994 (Abbeville) 3-2005

CHURCH, MONASTERY, CATHEDRAL: An Illustrated Guide to Christian Symbolism, Herbert Whone Explores the inner meanings of the symbolism, the language, the historical background and the architecture of religious buildings and their contents. $16.00 Paper - 1993 (Element Books) 3-2005

DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN ART, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona In nearly 900 entries from "Aaron" to "Zodiac," the "Dictionary of Christian Art" covers two thousand years of Christian art from its earliest beginnings in the catacombs and house-churches of Rome to the present day. Entries include: flora and fauna; signs, symbols and shapes; art and architectural terms; biblical personalities; artists; liturgical objects and vesture; body symbolism; theological terms. In addition, the "Dictionay" is illustrated with more than 160 reproductions of work by the greatest Christian artists - Rubens, Michelangelo, El Greco, Botticeli, Caravaggio, Rouault, Durer, Rembrandt, and others. 380pp $25.00 Paper- 1997 (Continuum) 3-2001/3-2005

EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ART (2nd Edition), John Beckwith A classic is now back in print. One of the finest books on Byzantine art. Over 300 illustrations in black and white. 405pp $35.00 Paper -1979/1986 (Yale) 3-2005

EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ART (Art and Ideas), John Lowden Studies how and why early Christian and Byzantine art was made and used and how it defined the Christian tradition in art and architecture for succeeding centuries. 200 color and 50 black and white illustrations. 448pp $25.00 Paper- 1997 (Phaidon Press) 3-2005

THE ILLUSTRATED JESUS THROUGH THE CENTURIES, Jaroslav Pelikan This beautiful volume is adapted from Pelikan's classic work Jesus Through the Centuries, which was hailed as "a masterpiece" by the "Christian Science Monitor" and as "a sweeping visual and conceptual panorama" by the "New York Times Book Review." Pelikan has condensed his original text and enhanced the book with more than 200 new illustrations, most in color, that give a new dimension to his thoughts. His lively commentary that accompanies the illustrations provides fresh information on the art, architecture, individuals and events that Jesus has inspired over the ages. Pelikan discusses how each age created Jesus in its own image, discovering in his life and teachings the answers to fundamental questions of human existence and destiny. Studying the images of Jesus cherished by successive ages - from rabbin in the 1st century to universal man in the Renaissance to liberator in the 19th and 20th centuries - Pelikan suggests that the way a particular age depicted Jesus is an essentail key to understanding that era. 256pp $30.00 Cloth - 1997 (Yale) 7-2001/3-2005

IMAGE AND BELIEF: Studies in Celebration of the Eightieth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art, Edited by Colum Hourihane The Index of Christian Art, founded in 1917, is today recognized as the premier resource for Christian and medieval iconography up to 1400. To mark its eightieth anniversary, seventeen scholars contributed papers to this volume, which focuses on the Index's twin strengths: iconography and methodology. From the heterogeneous imagery of the Crusaders to the repellent iconography of social rejection, from the significance of gruesome torture scenes to the moral precepts that shaped the enigmatic Ashburnham Pentateuch, the studies in the first part of "Image and Belief" provide stimulating examples of recent research in iconography. With the growing application of computer databases and the Internet to the field of art history, the process of describing and classifying the subjects of art has become even more important and controversial. The papers in the second part of this volume deal with this critical area, giving analytical proposals for improving art-historical standards through computerization. They also provide case histories of specific applications, including the use of a database of Dutch printers' devices to reveal the long-hidden meaning of a major painting by Rubens. Particular attention is given to the use of ICONCLASS in iconographic description and to demonstrations of the improved capabilities of the new Iconclass 2000 browser. The contributors are Adelaide Bennett, Hans Brandhorst, James D'Emilio, Gerda Duifjes-Vellekoop, John Fleming, Jaroslav Folda, Giovanni Freni, Cynthia Hahn, Debra Hassig, Avril Henry, Lutz Heusinger, Andreas Petzold, Helene Roberts, Alsison Stones, Carol Togneri, Peter van Huisstede, Jorgen van Berg, and Dorothy Hoogland Verkerk. 342pp $80.00 Cloth - 1999 / $45.00 Paper- 1999 (Princeton) 3-2005

A JOURNEY INTO CHRISTIAN ART, Helen de Borchgrave A lavishly illustrated exploration of Christian religious art through the centuries. Searching always for the spirituality that inspired their work, de Borchgrave's work shows us how Christian artists through the ages strove in mosaic, paint, and stone "to enrich the mind, touch the heart, and feed the soul." For all who want to broaden and deepen their appreciation of religious art, this magnificent volume offers: Over 100 superb color reproductions of some of the world's greatest paintings; The story of 2000 years of Christian art - from early wall-paintings to contemporary works by living artists; Explorations into the lives of more than fifty of the world's greatest artists; Fascinating insights into the spirituality of the artists and how it informed and shaped their work. 224pp $35.00 Cloth - 1999/2000 (Fortress) 3-2001

KING DAVID IN THE INDEX OF CHRISTIAN ART (Index of Christian Art Resources), Edited by Colum Hourihane David - the greatest king of Israel, the founder of Jerusalem, and one of the pivotal figures of the Old Testament - was a rich source of inspiration for artists and their patrons throughout the medieval world. Regarded as a direct ancestor of Jesus, the “sweet psalmist of Israel” appears in countless works of art, from the Dura Europus paintings to the many illuminated psalters of the later medieval period. These depictions of David are as varied as they are numerous. He appears, among other roles, as musician, author, warrior, lover, shepherd, politician, worshipper, father, king, refugee, and mourner. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of the vast profusion of David images in both Byzantium and the West, providing an authoritative guide to the entire range of medieval depictions. With over 5,000 entries organized into more than 240 recognizable episodes from his richly illustrated life, the catalog includes all of the David entries in the Index of Christian Art’s card files and database. The objects cataloged here range in date from the third to the fifteenth century, and represent fourteen different media, including frescoes, ivories, manuscripts, stained glass, sculpture, mosaics, and textiles. Each entry gives detailed information on the object’s current location, date, and primary subject. More than a hundred photographs illustrate a wide range of episodes from David’s life. An index allows the reader to browse the medieval world geographically for images of David still in situ, and the modern world for objects in museums, libraries, and other collections. The volume also includes an extensive bibliography on David in medieval art. 111 halftones. 460pp $90.00 Paper - 2002 / $48.00 Paper - 2002 (Princeton) 3-2005

OBJECTS, IMAGES, AND THE WORD: Art in the Service of the Liturgy, Edited by Colum Hourihane The medieval liturgy was in many ways a performance in which the worshipper was transformed into both actor and audience - an act of intense involvement steeped in spoken words, music, and images alike. Of all these elements, art was arguably paramount: it transformed the physical setting of this ritual, shaped the medieval sense of belief, and guided the faithful toward a fuller comprehension of the word. The complex and ever evolving relationship between the liturgy and the wide range of art that it influenced is the subject of the thirteen scholars who present their recent work in this richly illustrated volume. The authors’ approaches are as varied as the objects they examine, which range from sumptuous codexes, altarpieces, metal shrines, ivories, and the expansive stained glass windows of the Sainte-Chapelle to more humble artifacts such as baptismal fonts, choir stalls, and drinking horns. One of the many conclusions that emerge from these essays is that “liturgical art” was far from being a rigidly controlled or formulaic genre. Throughout the Middle Ages it could - and did - respond readily and in nuanced detail to the changing expectations of the devout, the taste and demands of individuals, and even the lingering presence of secular and pagan objects. The contributors are: Adelaide Bennett, Elaine C. Block, Lisa Victoria Ciresi, Michael Curschmann, William J. Diebold, Julian Gardner, Alyce A. Jordan, Peter Lasko, John Lowden, Carol Neuman de Vegvar, Harriet M. Sonne de Torrens, Elizabeth C. Teviotdale, and Beth Williamson. 157 halftones. 298pp $68.00 Cloth - 2003 / 380.00 Paper - 2003 (Princeton) 3-2005

THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART, Edited by Ian Chilvers and Harold Osborne; Consultant Editor, Denis Farr Whether you are interested in Junk Art or Byzantine Art, the Ash-Can School or the Antipodeans, The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the first place to turn for accurate informaiton about artists, schools, periods, techniques, critical terms, major museums, art historians, philosophers, and much, much more. Compiled from three highly acclaimed Oxford Companions - The Oxford Companion to Art, The Oxford Companion to 20th Century Art, and The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts - and with hundreds of new entries added, this authoritative, one-volume reference offers over three thousand entries on almost every aspect of Western art, as well as the most essential features of Asian art. Wide-ranging and thoroughly up-to-date, this unique guide is an indispensable reference for scholars, for students, and for art enthusiasts of every kind. It is also a browser's delight, filled with fascinating facts about the personalities who people the world of art. 560pp $50.00 Cloth- 1997/2004(Oxford) 3-2001/2005

THE SACRED IMAGE: East and West (Series: Illinois Byzantine Studies 4), Edited by Robert Ousterhout and Leslie Brubaker Includes papers presented at a session of the International Congress on Medieval Studies entitled: The Sacred Image: East and West, sponsored by the Byzantine Studies Conference, held in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1991. 312pp $35.00 Cloth - 1994 (University of Illinois) 3-2005

SAINTS AND THEIR SYMBOLS: Recognizing Saints in Art and in Popular Images, Fernando Lanzi and Gioia lanzi; Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. Saints and Their Symbols is a solution. It is a guide for recognizing and understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation, With full color images and biographical information about the saints, it is a work of popular religious culture and anthropology. 240pp $50.00 Hardcover - 2004 (The Liturgical Press) 3-2005

SARACENS, DEMONS, AND JEWS: Making Monsters in Medieval Art, Debra Higgs Strickland During the crusades, “Ethiopians,” Jews, Muslims, and Mongols were branded enemies of the Christian majority. Illustrated with strikingly imaginative and still disturbing images, this book reveals the outrageously pejorative ways these rejected social groups were represented - often as monsters, demons, or freaks of nature. Such monstrous images of non-Christians were not rare displays but a routine aspect of medieval public and private life. These images, which reached a broad and socially varied audience across western Europe, appeared in virtually all artistic media, including illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, sculpture, metalwork, and tapestry. Debra Higgs Strickland introduces and decodes images of the “monstrous races,” from demonlike Jews and man-eating Tartars to Saracens with dog heads or animal bodies. Strickland traces the origins of the negative code used to portray monsters, demons, and non-Christian peoples to pseudoscientific theories of astrology, climate, and physiognomy, some dating back to classical times. She also considers the code in light of contemporary Christian eschatological beliefs and concepts of monstrosity and rejection. This is the first study to situate representations of the enemies of medieval Christendom within the broader cultural context of literature, theology, and politics. It is also the first to explore the elements of that imagery as a code and to elucidate the artistic means by which boundaries were effectively blurred between imaginary monsters and rejected social groups. 16 color plates, 139 halftones. 304pp $60.00 Cloth - 2003 (Princeton) 3-2005

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN CHRISTIAN ART, George Ferguson Long the authoritative reference work on this topic, this volume illustrates and explains the symbolism inherent in art inspired by both the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. $30.00 Paper - 1966/2003 (Oxford) 3-2001/3-2005

SINAI, BYZANTIUM, RUSSIA: Orthodox Christian Art from the Sixth to the Twentieth Century, Edited by Oriana Baddeley The rare and magnificent objects published in this extraordinary book are drawn from two incomparable sources: the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai, founded in the fourth century and recognized as the oldest Christian monastery in the world; and the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, which posseses an astonishing collection of Byzantine and Russian Orthodox devotional art. Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai is well known for its early Byzantine icons, but this book publishes for the first time icon masterpieces from the later Byzantine period. The State Hermitage Museum has gathered together relevant objects from across all of its collections, illustrating the development of religious art from the zenith of Byzantium to the fall of the tsars in 1917. The outstanding beautiful material included in this book, illustrated in full color from newly commissioned photographs, ranges from icons and paintings to jewelry, enamels, illuminated manuscripts, ivories, textiles, coins, and precious metalwork of all kinds. Sinai, Byzantium and Russia results from a remarkable collaboration between the Saint Catherine Foundation and the State Hermitage Museum, and accompanies an unprecedented exhibition in the Hermitage Museum and Courauld Institute Galleries, London. 550 color illustrations. 456pp $100.00 Cloth (University of Washington) 3-2001

WORSHIP WITHOUT WORDS: The Signs and Symbols of Our Faith, Patricia S. Klein Many of us who are new to the liturgical church, through conversion or rediscovery, find ourselves surrounded by images and customs totally foreign to our experience of worship. This little guide presents a helpful explanation of the liturgical calendar and the signs, symbols, gestures, vestments and architectural and sacramental elements that accompany the liturgy. Worship Without Words provides not only the meaning behind the liturgical traditions, but an exploration of their historical and biblical roots. Calling upon her literary background and her personal faith, Patricia Klein incorporates devotional readings to enhance our private worship and enrich our awareness of the timeless vitality of the Christian faith. 208pp $13.00 Paper - 2000 (Paraclete) 3-2005

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ADVENTUS DOMINI: Eschatological Thought in 4th Century Apses and Catecheses (Vigiliae Christianae Supplements, 5), G. Hellemo $120.00 (E.J. Brill) 7-2001

ARCHITECTURAL SETTING OF THE CULT OF SAINTS IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WEST C. 300 - C.1200 (Oxford Historical Monographs), John Crook This book explores the way in which church architecture has been shaped by holy bones - the physical remains or 'relics' of those whom the Church venerated as saints. The Church's holy dead continued to exercise an influence on the living from beyond the grave, and their earthly remains provided a focus for prayer. The memoriae, house-churches and crypts of early Christian Rome; the elaborately decorated monuments containing the bodies of the bishops of Merovingian Gaul; the revival of ring-crypts in the Carolingian empire; the crypts, 'tom-shrines,' and later high shrines of medieval England, all demonstrate how the presence of a holy body within a church influenced its very architecture. This is the first complete modern study of this aspect of medieval church architecture in western Europe. 47 halftones, 65 line drawings. 300pp $120.00 Hardcover - 2000 (Oxford) 3-2001

ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN BYZANTIUM AND ARMENIA: Liturgical and Exegetical Approaches (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 510), Thomas F. Mathews Contents - 14 Studies in English: Introduction; An early Roman chancel arrangement and its liturgical uses; Architecture and liturgy in the earliest palace churches of Constantinople; Observations on the Church of St. Hripsime; 'Private' liturgy in Byzantine architecture: toward a reappraisal; Notes on the Atik Mustafa Pasa Camii in Istanbul and its frescoes; Observations on the Church of Panagia Kamariotissa on Heybeliada (Chalke), Istanbul; The early Armenian icongraphic program of the Ejmiacin Gospel; The epigrams of Leo Sacellarius and an exegetical approach to the miniatures of Vat. Reg. Gr. 1; The Annunciation at the Well: a metaphor of Armenian Monophysitism; The Genesis frescoes of Alt'amar; Cracks in Lehmann's 'Dome of Heaven'; The sequel to Nicaea II in Byzantine church decoration; Transformation symbolism in Byzantine architecture and the Pantokrator in the dome; Psychological dimensions in the art of Eastern Christendom; Index. 100 illustrations, 30 maps and plans. 72 pages of black and white illustrations. 246pp $150.00 Cloth (Variorums) 3-2001

ART, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND ARCHITECTURE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY (Studies in Early Christianity: A Collection of Scholarly Essays, Volume 18), Edited by Everett Ferguson with David Scholer and Paul Corby Finney 22 articles. The volumes in this series are arranged topically to cover biography, literature, doctrines, practices, institutions, worship, missions, and daily life. Archaeology and art as well as writings are drawn on to illuminate the Christian movement in its early centuries. Ample attention is also given to the relation of Christianity to pagan thought and life, to the Roman state, to Judaism, and to doctrines and practices that come to be judged as heretical or schismatic. Introductions to each volume tie the articles together for an integrated understanding of the history of the early church. The aim of the collection is to give balanced and comprehensive coverage, selected on the basis of the following criteria: original and excellent research and writing; subject matter of use to teachers and students; groundbreaking importance for the history of research; background information for issues and opinions. Understanding the development of early Christianity and its impact on Western history and thought offers valuable insights into the modern world and the present state of Christianity. It also provides perspective on comparable developments in other periods of history and reveals human nature in its religious dimension. 464pp $105.00 Cloth - 1993 (Garland) 3-2005

THE CATACOMBS: Rediscovered Monuments of Early Christianity (Ancient Peoples and Places Series), J. Stevenson Most histories of the early Church tell us little about the catacombs. Yet these burial places, in the vicinity of Rome and at many other sites, have preserved an invaluable record of the ideas and aspirations of the Christians, in inscriptions, reliefs and paintings. A religion is thus revealed that is far more direct and simple than the religion of literary and theological works, which had their source largely in doctrinal controversy. The cutting of tombs into rock was common practice over thousands of years in Mediterranean lands. It is, however, only the Christians - and the Jews - who have left so large a number of funeral monuments of outstanding historical, religious and artistic significance. In this richly illustrated book the author discusses the principal features of the catacombs and in particular interprets their abundant decoration in the light of scriptures. With 109 photographs and 35 line drawings. 179pp $20.00 Cloth - 1978 (Thames and Hudson) 3-2005

CHRISTIAN ROME: Early Christian Rome Catacombs and Basilicas (Past and Present), Philippe Pergola This new book in the popular Past and Present series explores historic sites in Christian Rome. Important monuments and districts are illustrated as they appear today, while overlays indicate how these sites probably looked when first built, making this book an excellent resource for travelers, students, and anyone interested in the fascinating history of this region. The volume begins with a comprehensive tour of the Roman subterranean city known as the Catacombs, and includes several labyrinthine burial grounds and underground places of worship. The second portion of the book focuses on churches and basilicas, and includes a detailed look at the architecture and art objects of Saint Peter’s, among others. A glossary provides definitions of terms commonly encountered when touring ancient Roman buildings . 76 color and 1 black and white illustrations. 98pp $25.00 Paper - 2000/2002 (J.Paul Geety Museum) 3-2005

THE CLASH OF GODS: A Reinterpretaion of Early Christian Art, Thomas F. Mathews Between the 3rd and 6th centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and His saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different, often surprising artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the "Emperor Mystique," which, interpreting Christ as the king, derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult. 16 color plates; 129 halftones. 256pp $30.00 Paper - 1993/1999 (Princeton) 3-2005

EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE: An Annotated Bibliography and Historiography (Reference Publications in Art History), W. Eugene Kleinbauer $140.00 Cloth - 1992 (Macmillan Library Reference) 7-2001

EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE (Pelican History of Art Series) (4th Edition), Richard Krautheimer $35.00 Paper - 1979/1984 (Yale) 7-2001

FACE TO FACE: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity, Robin Margaret Jensen Examining how God and eventually Christ are portrayed in early Christian art, Jensen explores questions of the relationship between art and theology, conflicts over idolatry and iconography, and how the Christological controversies affected the portrayals of Christ. Since much of this art comes from ancient Rome, she places her analysis in the context of the history of Roman portraiture. One hundred photographs enhance the discussion. 224pp $30.00 Hardcover - 2004 / $20.00 Paper - 2004 Fortress 3-2005

FRESCOES OF THE DURA SYNAGOGUE AND CHRISTIAN ART (Dumbarton Oaks Studies Volume 28), Kurt Weitzmann and Kessler $75.00 Cloth - 1990 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

IMPERIAL ROME AND CHRISTIAN TRIUMPH: The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450, J.R. Elsner This stimulating book offers an exciting new approach to the twin themes of the arts of the Roamn Empire and the rise of Christian art. Beginning in the 2nd century, with its rich revival of ancient learning and artistic practices, and ending in the 5th with Christian narrative and liturgical cycles and the pilgrimage arts, this book explores the art of the Roman Empire by tackling two inter-related periods of internal transformation: the 'Second Soohist' (c. AD 100-300), and the era of antiquity (c. AD 250-450). For the first time, these two themes are treated together, throwing a more penetrating light on the radical change undergone by the empire becoming a Christian imperiium. Vases, murals, statues, and masonry are explored in relation to such issues as power, death, society, acculturation, and religion. By examining questions of reception, viewing, and the culture of spectacle alongside the more traditional art historical themes of imperial patronage and stylistic change, Elsner presents a fresh and challenging account of a rich cultural crucible in which many developments of later European art had their origins. 68 color and 79 b/w halftones, 16 diagrams, 3 maps. 320pp $24.00 Paper - 1998 (Oxford) 3-2001/3-2005

THE INVISIBLE GOD: The Earliest Christians On Art, Paul Corby Finney This is a revisionist study. It challenges the received opinion that in its earliest manifestations Christianity was a form of religiosity opposed both on principle and in fact to the use of pictures. Paul Corby Finney argues that the well-known absence of Christian pictures before 200 A.D. is due to a complex interplay of social, economic and political factors, and is not, as is commonly assumed, a result of an anti-image ideology. The book documents the origins of Christian art based on some of the oldest surviving Christian archaeological evidence, and it seeks to show how the Christian products conformed to the already-existing pagan types and models. This study will interest scholars and students in the fields of church history, ancient history, archaeology, art history, classics and historical theology. 115 black and white illustrations. 352pp $88.00 Cloth - 1994 / $35.00 Paper - 1997 (Oxford) 3-2001/2005

SUBTERRANEAN ROME: In Search of the Roots of Christianity in the Catacombs of the Eternal City, L.V. Rutgers In this long awaited book - the first general study on the catacombs to appear in English in a long time - readers are taken on an underground tour by one of the world's foremost specialists in catacomb archaeology. In addition to providing practical information for those wishing to enter the catacombs as visitors or pilgrims, this book explains how recent archaeological discoveries in the catacombs of Rome have changed (and continue to change) our understanding of how Rome's early Christian community expressed its faith while coping with the realities of everyday life. This book is an essential for all those wishing to possess an up to date manual on why the early Christian and Jewish catacombs of Rome were excavated, on how early Christian art originated, and on why the catacombs occupy a place of such central importance in the celebrations surrounding the year 2000. 164pp $18.00 Paper - 2000 (Peeters) 3-2001

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ANI: World Architectural Heritage of a Medieval Armenian Capital (University of Pennsylvania Armenian Texts and Studies 16), S.P. Cowe This book contains the papers delivered at the First International Symposium on the history, culture, and architectural significance of Ani and an international appeal for its preservation. The symposium brought together the most prominent scholars who have studied this medieval city. The symposium was part of a series of events under the title "The Glory of Ani" commemorating the millennium of the Great Cathedral of Ani. Sponsored by the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, the symposium took place at the New York Historical Society on October 21, 1989. $60.00 Paper (Peeters - 2001) 3-2005

ARMENIAN GOSPEL ICONOGRAPHY: The Tradition of the Glojor Gospel (Dumbarton Oaks Studies Volume 29), Thomas F. Mathews and Avedis K. Sanjian $60.00 Cloth - 1991 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

ART IN THE ARMENIAN CHURCH: Origins and Teaching, Fr. Garabed Kochakian An introduction to the place of sacred art in Armenian Church tradition, this study highlights early Christian art, theology of the Church Fathers, distinctive Armenian Christian art forms, and a brief history of the iconoclast movement. In this work, the layperson finds a comprehendable survey of why our church looks the way it does and how and why it differs from other Christian churches. 72pp $15.00 Paper - 1995 (Diocese of the Armenian Church) 3-2005

THEARMENIAN GOSPELS OF GLADZOR, Thomas A. Mathews and Alice Taylor This masterpiece of Armenian illumination was created in the fourteenth century by monks at the theological school of Gladzor, who copied its text and painted its elaborate cycle of miniatures. Owned at various times by merchants and princes, the Gladzor Gospels is now in the special collections library at the University of California at Los Angeles. This beautiful, informative volume features color reproductions of most of the manuscript's intricate miniatures. The author discusses the production of manuscripts in the middle Ages, then focuses on the Gladzor Gospels, examining the historical and social contexts at the time of its creation, the theological school of Gladzor, and the themes depicted in the manuscript's brilliant illuminations. This book is published to coincide with and exhibitions that celebrates the 1,700th anniversiry of the founding of the Armenian Church, during which the manuscript will be displayed at the Getty Museum from August 28 through December 3, 2001. 60 color and 10 black and white illustrations. 128pp $40.00 Cloth - 2001 / $25.00 Paper - 2001 (Getty Trust) 3-2001

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF NAKHICHEVAN, Argam Ayvazian The rugged beauty of the art and architecture of the historic Nakhichevan region - long revered in Armenia - have recently been shown in the West. In this richly illustrated volume, a pre-eminent art historian surveys the primitive dwellings, Bronze Age fortresses, and medieval monasteries of the region, many of which are deteriorating due to willful neglect and destruction. 152pp $60.00 Hardcover 3-2001

MEDIEVAL ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE: Constructions of Race and Nation (Hebrew University Armenian Studies 2), Christiana Maranci The monuments of medieval Armenia have been interpreted variously over the centuries as Gothic, Byzantine, Iranian, and “Saracen.” However, few scholars have offered satisfactory answers regarding their origins and relations to other architectural traditions. This study examines the scholarship on the subject in East and West and offers a persuasive explanation for the current scholarly impasse. Maranci highlights Josef Strzgowski (1865-1941), a prominent figure in the Vienna School of art history, who was closely allied to the pan-German movements of the early twentieth century. Using unpublished archival materials as well as Strzygowski’s numerous publications, the author shows how the ideology of race and nation pervaded Strzygowski’s theories of art, and how his ideas and persona have informed - and inhibited - subsequent generations of scholars. The concluding chapter outlines a revised study of Armenian architecture, moving from issues of architectural style to contextual inquiries of patronage and crosscultural exchange. As a detailed survey of medieval monuments as a historiographical case study, the work addresses a broad audience: not just art historians but all readers interested in how ideology shapes our critical faculties. 270pp $80.00 Paper - 2001 (Peeters) 3-2005

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ARCHITECTURE OF THE KARIYE CAMII IN ISTANBUL (Dumbarton Oaks Studies Volume 25), Robert G. Ousterhout The Kariye Camii remains one of the most important and best known monuments of the Byzantine world. Rebuilt and decorated in the early 14th century by the statesman and scholar Theodore Metochites, the Kariye played a key role in the development of Late Byzantine art. The present study demonstrates that it was equally significant for the development of Late Byzantine architecture. Achieving the same level of quality as the more famous mosaics and frescoes, the architecture of the Kariye Camii also addressed similar aesthetic concerns. Illustrated. 292pp $50.00 Cloth (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2001

ART OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE, 312-1453: Sources and Documents (Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, Number 16), Edited by Cyril Mango A masterful study of the art of the Byzantine Empire from 312-1453. "The prevailing view of Byzantine authors is that their art was highly true to nature. A perusal of the texts collected here will confirm this statement ... To us, such views appear rather perplexing, for we regard Byzantine are as being abstract rather than naturalistic, and we expect to find in the written sources some reflection of our judgement." - from the Introduction 288pp $17.00 Paper- 1991 (University of Toronto) 3-2001

ART OF THE BYZANTINE ERA (The World of Art Series), David Talbot Rice For the people of Byzantium, their architectural works, frescoes, mosaics, ivories, chalices be-jewelled gospel covers and many other opulent works of art were the material proof of their greatness and power over the Mediterranean states. The vast range of these riches is illustrated in this complete account of Byzantine art from the reign of Justinian to the fall of Constantinople. David Talbot Rice, one of the greatest authorities on Byzantine art, has travelled as far afield as the rock churches of Cappadocia and Cilicia, the tufa monuments of Armenia and Georgia, and the 13th century ceramic factories of Bulgaria, now buried in the alluvial mud of the Danube. His book is a masterly survey of an art of magnificence and power that belonged to a great and sophisticated society. With 247 illustrations, 64 in color. 286pp $15.00 Paper- 1963/1997 (Thames and Hudson) 3-2001

THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARK IN VENICE, Ettore Vio The church that the Venetians built to house the body of St. Mark, taken by them from Alexandria, is famous the world over. They spared no expense, and employed the most skilled artisans, to create a monument to their faith in their patron saint and to their commercial and artistic glory. Mosaics, marbles, pavements, sculptures, icons and decorations are unrivaled in their sumptuousness and as examples of Byzantine art at its apex. With an enormous number of high quality color photographs, including many details and may full page illustrations, this book provides complete documentation of the history and decorative program of the Basilica. It will appeal to those who are interested in Venice, in Byzantine art, in mosaics, pavements, the decorative arts, and Church history. 133 color illustrations. 174pp $20.00 Paper - 2000 (Riverside) 3-2005

BEHOLDING THE SACRED MYSTERIES: Programs of the Byzantine Sanctuary (Monographs on the Fine Arts, 56), Sharon E.J. Gerstel Sharon Gerstel evokes a wide range of written and painted sources in order to analyze the decoration of the Byzantine sanctuary from the perspective of its contemporary viewer, from monk to liturgical celebrant, from bishop to lay worshipper. In a new presentation of the sanctuary program, the author reveals to the modern reader what was and is manifest only to the clergy. In order to fully understand and appreciate the sanctuary decoration, twenty-seven churches spanning three hundred years (1028-1328) from the area known as Macedonia are catalogued and discussed. The first to present this region in its entirety, this study reveals programs of superior ecclesiastical decoration and demonstrates how innovative approaches to Christian iconography were shared among painters. 224pp $55.00 Hardcover- 1999 (University of Washington) 3-2001

BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE (History of World Architecture Series), Cyril Mango Illustrated. 224pp $30.00 Paper- 1985 (Rizzoli) 3-2001

BYZANTINE ART, Robin Cormack Mostly religious in function, but preserving the classicism of Greco-Roman art, Byzantine buildings and art objects communicate the purity and certainties of the public face of early Christian art. Focusing on the art of Constantinople between 330 and 1453, this book probes the underlying motives and attitudes of the society which produced such rich and delicate art forms. It examines the stages this art went through as the city progressed from being the Christian center of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its crisis during attack from the new religion of Islam, to its revived medieval splendor and then, after the Latin capture of 1204 and the Byzantine reoccupation after 1261, to its arrival at a period of cultural reconciliation with east and west. 256pp $20.00 Paper - 2000 (Oxford) 3-2001/3-2005

BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE: An Introduction, Lyn Rodley This book offers a systematic introduction to the material culture of the Byzantine empire, from the 4th to the 14th centuries. It provides a compendium of material which is generally difficult to access: much of the writing on Byzantine art and architecture is not in English, and is published as articles in scholarly journals. The book sets out the subject in an accessible manner, describing and discussing by period the surviving material - and that which can be reconstructed from documentary sources - and exploring its social/historical context. 300 halftones, maps and plans. $85.00 Hardcover $40.00 Paper - 1994 (Cambridge) 7-2001

BYZANTINE ART IN THE MAKING: Main Lines of Stylistic Development in Mediterranean Art, 3rd-7th Century, Ernst Kitzinger Main lines of stylistic development of Byzantine art from the 3rd to the 7th century. Interprets the development in social and religious terms. Sumptuously illustrated with over 200 reproductions in a synthesis never before achieved. Illustrated. 183pp $25.00 Paper - 1977 (Harvard) 3-2005

BYZANTINE ASPECTS OF ITALY: An Illustrated Handbook Guiding the Traveler to Italy's Byzantine Heritage, Daniel Crena de Longh Of the three basic elements that formed the culture of Byzantine - Roman political concepts, Greek culture, and Christian faith - two were closely related to Rome. This affinity made Byzantium's artistic impact upon Italy a special one, despite the Great political differences between the two parts of the former Roman empire. In this illustrated handbook, the reader is guided to the surviving treasures of Italy's Byzantine heritage - the mosaics, paintings, catacombs, grottoes, and museums; from Milan and Venice in the North, to Calabria and Sicily in the south. An introductory chapter outlines the history of Byzantium, with special attention to those events affecting Italy; and a chapter on iconography summarizes the scenes and subjects most frequently encountered in Byzantine art. The core of the book is int he form of a guide to the main regions where such art is found - northern and southern Italy, Rome, and Sicily - with descriptions of the individual monuments and illuminating commentary. 194pp $8.00 Hardcover - 3-2001 (W.W. Norton) 3-2005 Out of Print

BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF GREECE AND CYPRUS, Elias Mastroyiannopoulos A very handsome illustrated guide to ninety-four extant Byzantine churches and monasteries in Greece and Cyprus arranged by geographical region, containing a description and historical background of each. Over 100 photographs and illustrations. 134pp $10.00 Hardcover / $6.00 Paper (Holy Cross)

BYZANTINE DECORATIVE ART, Petros Vaboulis A new reprint of a standard introduction to Byzantine art. A publication with a strictly specialized content, it presents Byzantine decorative art in a careful and conscientious selection by Petros Vaboulis, one of Greece’s most distinguished contemporary iconographers and student of the great master, Fotis Kontoglou, and perpetuator of his school. Exceptional work of Byzantine art. Hundreds of designs and color illustrations. Greek and English edition combined. $160.00 Hardcover (Aristide D. Caratzas) 3-2005

BYZANTINE DECORATIVE DECORATION: Aspects of Monumental Art in Byzantium, Otto Demus “Not only will this work dispel a number of contemporary illusions about Byzantine art, but is likely long to remain an essential introduction for anyone wishing seriously to gain some understanding of the Byzantine achievement.” - The Times Literary Supplement 64 illustrations. 162pp $140.00 Cloth (Aristide D. Caratzas) 3-2005

BYZANTINE EAST, LATIN WEST: Art-Historical Studies in Honor of Kurt Weitzmann, Edited by D. Mouriki Seventy distinguished American, European and Asian scholars pay homage to the legacy of Kurt Weitzmann, the renowned art historian. Articles include studies of ancient, Late Antique, and Early Christian art; art and architecture in the medieval Latin West; and architecture, fresco painting, manuscript illumination, icons, sculpture and works of minor art produced in Byzantium and neighboring areas. This richly illustrated compendium of studies will serve as a sourcebook for the study of all aspects of medieval artistic culture. 585 halftones, 30 line illustrations. 758pp $95.00 Cloth (Princeton) 3-2005 Out of Print

BYZANTINE EYE: Studies in Art and Patronage (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 296), Robin Cormack Contents - 10 Studies in English: Preface; The mosaic decoration of S. Demetrios, Thessaloniki: the drawings of W.S. George; The church of S. Demetrios: the watercolours and drawings of W.S. George; The arts during Iconoclasm; Painting after Iconoclasm; The apse mosaics of S. Sophia at Thessaloniki; Byzantine Cappadocia: the archaic wall-paintings; The Classical tradition in the Byzantine provincial city: Thessaloniki and Aphrodisias; Interpreting the mosaics of S. Sophia at Istanbul; Aristocratic patronage of the arts in 11th and 12th century Byzantium; Patronage and new programs of Byzantine iconography; Additional notes; Index. 64 plates (93 illustrations) 350pp $150.00 Cloth - 1998 (Variorum) 3-2001

BYZANTINE ICONS OF VERROIA, Th. Papazotos $100.00 Hardcover (Akritas Publications) 3-2005

BYZANTINE ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS (Greek Art), George Galavaris $150.00 Hardcover 3-2005

BYZANTINE MEDIEVAL CYPRUS $125.00 3-2005

THE BYZANTINE MONUMENTS OF ISTANBUL, Ahmet Gakmak and John Freely Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire from 330 until 1453 and was renowned for the beauty and grandeur of its churches and palaces. The extant Byzantine monuments of Istanbul include more than 20 churches, most notably Haghia Sophia, as well as the remains of the land and sea walls, the Hippodrome, imperial palaces, commemorative columns, reservoirs and cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal archway and a fortified port. They are described here in chronological order and in the context of their times, through the political, religious, social, economic, intellectual and artistic developments in the dynasties that came to power during the turbulent Byzantine age. $65.00 Hardcover - 2004 (Cambridge) 3-2005

BYZANTINE MOSAIC DECORATION: Aspects of Monumental Art in Byzantium (Greek Art), Otto Demus Not only will this work dispel a number of contemporary illusions about Byzantine art, but is likely long to remain an essential introduction for anyone wishing seriously to gain some understanding of the Byzantine achievement. 64 illustrations. 162pp $120.00 Hardcover 3-2005

BYZANTINE MOSAICS (Greek Art), Nano Chatzidakis With the luxury of their materials, technical precision, beauty and aesthetic grandeur, Byzantine mosaics, particularly the wall mosaics, constitute the most impressive manifestation of Byzantine monumental painting. Color photos. 268pp English and Greek Editions Available $150.00 Hardcover 3-2005

THE BYZANTINE OCTATEUCHS (2 Volumes), Kurt Weitzmann and Massimo Bernabo; With the Collaboration of Rita Tarasconi This extraordinary two-volume work - the culmination of decades of research - presents the dazzling array of miniatures that appear in the six extant Byzantine Octateuchs (the first eight books of the Old Testament) and the Vatican Joshua Roll. Each of the 1,552 miniatures in these 10th to 13th century manuscripts is reproduced at close to actual size on 464 large-format plates. The illustrations are organized by Old Testament episode, so that the various depictions of each biblical scene can be easily studied and compared. An annotated catalogue describes all of the miniatures in each of the Octateuch manuscripts, from the creation of the world to the story of Ruth, and provides a full bibliography of every scene. Three analytical chapters investigate the origin of the iconography of the Octateuchs, the formation and later development of the cycle of the illustrations, and the codicology, history, and style of each of the extant Byzatnien manuscripts. Kurt Weitzmann and Massimo Bernabo draw on their many years of study of illustrated biblical texts to demonstrate that the Octateuch miniatures stem from a wide variety of sources - including Christian and Jewish manuscripts and monumental paintings - and that a surprising number of them follow the parallel but more highly colored narratives of Early Christian and Jewish literature, rather than the canonical texts of the Octateuchs themselves. The authors also reveal that these illustrations provide a pictorial commentary on the Scripture that is at times completely independent from the text of the catena and reflects unorthodox interpretations of biblical passages drawn primarily from the intellectual milieu of Early Christian Syria. Volume 1: 63 halftones; 416 pp; Volume 2: 23 color plates. 464pp $370.00 Cloth - 1999 (Princeton) 3-2005

BYZANTINE PILGRIMAGE ART (Byzantine Collection Publications Volume 5), Vikan $10.00 Paper (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

BYZANTINE RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE (582-867): Its History and Structural Elements (Orientalia Christiana Analecta, Volume 237), V. Ruggieri, S.J. In the last several decades Byzantine religious architecture has been the object of intensive investigation. V. Ruggieri confines himself to the span of time usually (and unfairly) call the Dark Age. In spite of its name, this period had the capacity to produce the so-called "cross-in-square" edifice that would remain a characteristic of the Empire. Ruggieri has analyzed the ecclesiastical and imperial legislation of the period in order to set in relief the trends with which the spiscopate and monasticism had to deal during 582-867. He uses methodological clues drawn from hagiographical sources to round out the historical lineaments of the Byzantine Church that turned to the task of reshaping both its cultic edifices and its way of managing them. An archeological catalog lists all the data we possess on churches and monasteries built during the period; maps, plans, and photographs are appended to this catalog. 23 plates, 51 illustrations. 287pp $32.00 Paper- 1991 (Edizioni Orientalia Christiana / Pontificio Isituto Orientale) 3-2001/3-2005

BYZANTINE SACRED ART (2nd revised and enlarged edition), Photios Kontoglou; translated and compiled by Constantine Cavarnos Selected writings of the contemporary Greek iconographer Photios Kontoglou (1895-1965) on the Sacred Arts according to the Orthodox Tradition. There are chapters on Byzantine architecture, hymnography and music, but the emphasis is on wall paintings, panel icons, and mosaics. 25 full page illustrations. 171pp $10.00 Paper - 1957/1992 (Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies) 3-2001

BYZANTINE THOUGHT AND ART, Constantine Cavarnos A collection of essays dealing with important but little known aspects of classical Eastern Orthodox Tradition. This work introduces the reader to the heart of Byzantine philosophical and theological thought, as well as of the arts of the Byzantine tradition, particularly iconography, hymnody and music. 20 illustrations. 139pp $9.00 Paper- 1968/1988 (Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies) 3-2001

BYZANTINE WALL PAINTING (Greek Art), Myrali Acheimastou-Potamianou Byzantine wall paintings are a vigorous yet modest expression of the monumental paintings of Byzantium, a worthy equivalent of the precious mosaics. Color photographs. 272pp English and Greek Editions Available $170.00 Hardcover 3-2005

BYZANTINE WOMEN AND THEIR WORLD, Ioli Kalavrezou; With Contributions by Angeliki Laiou, Alicia Walker, Elizabeth Cittings, Molly Fulghum and Bissera Pentcheva This beautiful book explores the representation of women in the Byzantine Empire. Featuring nearly two hundred works of art, the volume illustrates how women in Byzantium were represented in both material and literary culture and explores the continuities and changes in their lives throughout the era. The featured artworks - gathered from premier collections in North America - date from the fourth through the fifteenth century and represent a full range of media and subject matter. They include luxury objects such as ivories, silver vessels, and precious jewelry; utilitarian objects such as toiletries and weaving tools; official objects such as coins and seals; and ritual objects such as icons and amulets. Organized in two broad categories - women in the public sphere and women in the private sphere - these works of art and objects of everyday life illustrate the diverse roles of women in Byzantine society and offer a view of their personal and public lives. Introductory essays by leading Byzantinists Ioli Kalavrezou and Angeliki Laiou offer further insights into these themes. 150 black and white; 150 color illustrations. 272pp $40.00 Paper - 2003 (Yale) 3-2005

BYZANTIUM (British Museum Publications), Rowena Loverance The earthly empire of Byzantium--Christian in religion and Hellenic in culture--dominated the political and religious history of Europe for over a thousand years. The Byzantines regarded their earthly empire as a reflection of God's empire in heaven, and this ideology was manifested in their politics, religion, and art. In this introduction to the history of Byzantium, from the fourth to the fourteenth century, Rowena Loverance draws on the British Museum's rich collections of spectacular Byzantine silver, ivories, jewelry, and icons, as well as pieces from the empire's Persian and Germanic neighbors. "This little book presents a history of the Byzantine Empire from 330 CE to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It is lavishly illustrated with photographs of churches and sites, but above all objects--icons, ivories, silver, jewelry, tapestries, pottery--primarily from the fine collection housed by the British Museum. It is thus also a visual history of Byzantine culture and as such a striking display of artistic interaction between Persia, Byzantium, and the West during the Byzantine era. We see both how much Byzantium gave to other cultures and how much it borrowed: a telling parallel commentary to the predominantly political and social concerns of the text. An effective, vivid survey." - Religious Studies Review Illustrated 72pp $16.00 Paper (Harvard)

BYZANTIUM: Faith and Power (1261-1557), Edited by Helen C. Evans, et al. During the last centuries of the “Empire of the Romans,” Byzantine artists created exceptional secular and religious works that had an enduring influence on art and culture. In later years, Eastern Christian centers of power emulated and transformed Byzantine artistic styles, the Islamic world adapted motifs drawn from Byzantium’s imperial past, and the development of the Renaissance from Italy to the Lowlands was deeply affected by Byzantine artistic and intellectual practices. This spectacular book presents hundreds of objects in all media from the late thirteenth through mid-sixteenth centuries. Featured in full color reproductions are sacred icons, luxuriously embroidered silk textiles, richly gilded metalwork, miniature icons of glass, precious metals and gemstone, and elaborately decorated manuscripts. In the accompanying text, renowned scholars discuss the art and investigate the cultural and historical interaction between these major cultures - the Christian and Islamic East and the Latin West. Continuing the story of the critically acclaimed The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843-1261, this book - the first to focus exclusively on the last centuries of the Byzantine era - is a highly anticipated publication that will not be superceded for generations. 150 black and white and 450 color illustrations. 650pp $75.00 Cloth - 2004 (Metropolitan Muesum of Art) 3-2005

CEREMONY AND FAITH: Byzantine Art and the Divine Liturgy, Edited by Georgia Livieratou; Translated by Alexandra Doumas and David Hardy “This book, which was published by Directorate of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments on the occasion of the exhibition with the same title, is designed to present the background to the Divine Liturgy as a religious act during the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine period through works of art. At the same time it offers the public the opportunity to appraise the achievements and historical continuity of an art that exhibits constant features, glorifying God and offering its support to man by mitigating the torment and pain of harsh daily reality and opening new avenues to Heaven for the soul. - Isidoros Kakouris, Director of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments “Ceremony and Faith: Byzantine Art and the Divine Liturgy endeavors to present the close, infrangible relationship between Byzantine art and its Post-Byzantine continuation, and the Divine Liturgy. Starting from St. John Chrysostom’s maxim, ‘It is necessary to learn about the miracle of the sacaments...,’ texts focus on what the Divine Liturgy symbolizes, how and with what means it is celebrated in Byzantium and in the Post-Byzantine period. Thus the icons, the liturgical objects and vessels, the liturgical and sacerdotal vestments represented in this volume are directly related to the historical background, the symbolism and the manner of celebrating the holiest of sacraments. At the same time these works, which span an interval of one thousand years (10th-19th centuries) and have been selected from several Greek museums... are significant for the development of Byzantine art, that is Hellenic art. - The Editors 65 color and black and white illustrations. 215pp $50.00 Hardcover - 1999 (Hellenic Ministry of Culture) 3-2005

COLOR OF IVORY: Polychromy On Byzantine Ivories, Carolyn L. Connor Carolyn Connor shows here that Byzantine ivory carvings - often assumed to have been monochromatic - were originally brightly colored. Most ivories today show no obvious traces of paint or stain, and many scholars believe that the Byzantines preferred the asesthetic of ivory's natural, creamy color. However, Connor's close examination of one hundred Late Antique and Byzantine ivories reveals that artists frequently colored ivories in bright hues of red, blue, green and gold. Intrigued by barely visible traces of paint or stain, Connor subjected such ivory objects as boxes, plaques, and book covers to scientific analysis. Under the microscope, she saw that their surfaces were once ablaze with color, while tests identified the actual pigments. Her findings, presented here, demonstrate that the ivories were colored and that the paint or stain - which does not adhere well to the surface to ivory - either wore off or was cleaned away. She draws on the work of archaeologists, classicists, historians, and art historians to show that this color was almost certainly original and not, as many scholars have assumed, a medieval or later addition. The author also locates Byzantine ivories within a long tradition of colored ivory going back, for example, to a painted chest found in the tomb of the Egyptian boy-King Tutankhamen. Connor's close study and contextualizing of a significant group of ivories will reshape our thinking about color, culture, and art. 17 color plates, 12 halftones, 7 line illus., 7 x 10. 164pp $100.00 Cloth (Princeton) 3-2001/3-2005

DEPICTING THE WORD: Byzantine Iconophile Thought of the Eighth and Ninth Centuries (The Medieval Mediterranean, Vol. 12), Kenneth Parry This volume is a comparative study of the major iconophile writings of John of Damascus, Theodore the Studite and the Patriarch Nikephoros. Contrary to expectations, this study shows that far from being reactionary in their thoughts, the iconophiles were in fact more radical in their theology than the iconoclasts. Following an historical introduction, the first part of the book deals with philosophical themes. Titles of particular chapters includes: Aristotelianis; Icon and Idol; Patristic Authority; Written and Unwritten Tradition; Modes of Veneration; and Biblical Exegesis. This book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of the Byzantine iconoclastic period. Readers seeking to understnad the importance of icons and iconography in Byzantine Christianity will find this volume particularly useful. 240pp $100.00 Cloth w/Dust Jacket (E.J. Brill)

ECCLESIASTICAL SILVER PLATE IN SIXTH CENTURY BYZANTIUM, Edited by Boyd and M. Mango $130.00 Hardcover - 1992 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

FIGURE AND LIKENESS: On the Limits of Representation in Byzantine Iconoclasm, Charles Barber Figure and Likeness presents a thought-provoking new account of Byzantine iconoclasm--the fundamental crisis in Christian visual representation during the eighth and ninth centuries that defined the terms of Christianity's relationship to the painted image. Charles Barber rejects the conventional means of analyzing this crisis, which seeks its origin in political and other social factors. Instead, he argues, iconoclasm is primarily a matter of theology and aesthetic theory. Working between the theological texts and the visual materials, Barber demonstrates that in challenging the validity of iconic representation, iconoclasts were asking: How can an image depict an incomprehensible God? In response, iconophile theologians gradually developed a notion of representation that distinguished the work of art from the subject it depicted. As such, Barber concludes, they were forced to move the language describing the icon beyond that of theology. This pivotal step allowed these theologians, of whom Patriarch Nikephoros and Theodore of Stoudios were the most important, to define and defend a specifically Christian art. In highlighting this outcome and also in offering a full and clearly rendered account of iconoclastic notions of Christian representation, Barber reveals that the notion of art was indeed central to the unfolding of iconoclasm. The implications of this study reach well beyond the dispute it considers. Barber fundamentally revises not only our understanding of Byzantine art in the years succeeding the iconoclastic dispute, but also of Christian painting in the centuries to come. 208pp $40.00 Hardcover - 2002 (Princeton) 3-2005

FORM, STYLE AND MEANING IN BYZANTINE CHURCH ARCHITECTURE (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 644), Hans H. Buchwald Using detailed analyses of individual buildings as a point of departure, Professor Buchwald here examines various approaches to Byzantine architectural forms, and raises questions concerning the use of stylistic and other forms of analysis. One group of articles focuses on stylistic currents in Asia Minor, including that of the 13th century Lascarid dynasty, previously unknown. Others explore methods which appear to have been used in the design of Byzantine churches, such as dimensional "rules of thumb," modular and geometric systems of proportion, and the quadratura, hitherto recognized only in Western architecture. The final essays pose further questions: what were the goals and achievements of Byzantine architects, when they transformed older existing buildings? How, and why, did they use sterometric Euclidean geometry? And was there any ultimaely Platonic connection? 230 plans and illustrations. 330pp $180.00 Cloth - 1999/2001 (Variorum) 3-2001/3-2005

THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM, edited by Helen C. Evans and William D. Wixom of the Metropolitan Museum of Art This splendid book is dedicated to the art of the middle Byzantine period (843-1261), demonstrating its wide influence through a celebration of its most beautiful and meaningful works of art. The magnificent religious and secular objects created in Byzantium had a profound impact on neighboring Christian and Islamic states and on the Latin West. In this volume more than 50 contributing scholars explore not only the works of Byzantium proper but also those from beyhond its borders, providing new insights into the cultures of Eastern Europe. The essays are accompanied by stunning full color reproductions of more than 400 objects as well as photographs of architectural sites and comparative illustrations. 667 illustrations; 543 in full color, map. 576pp $50.00 Paper- 1997/2000 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 7-2001/3-2005

HAGIA SOPHIA: Architecture, Structure, and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church, Rowland Mainstone Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was the culminating architectuaral achievement of late antiquity and the first great masterpiece of the Byzantine world. For over nine hundred years it was Christendom's grandest place of worship and, for most of this time, the seat of the Orthodox patriarch and a setting for imperial ceremonies. After the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, it became one of the principal mosques of Istanbul. Its influence was widespread and lasting, both architecturally and liturgically. Romwland Mainstone draws on some thiry years of detailed observations and critical reading of the historical source material to present here the first authoritative account of the genesis of the design, of the church's building, and of the subsequent changes. Dr. Mainstone's specially prepared plans and drawings and his superb photographs perfectly complemnet the text as well as provinding, in themselves, a unique record. 305 illustrations. 288pp $50.00 Hardcover $40.00 Paper- 1988/1997 (Thames and Hudson) 3-2005

HAGIA SOPHIA, 1850-1950: Holy Wisdom Modern Monument, Robert S. Nelson Hagia Sophia, the church of Holy Wisdom, sits majestically atop the plateau that commands the straits separating Europe and Asia. Located near the acropolis of the ancient city of Byzantium, this unparalleled structure has enjoyed an extensive and colorful history. Successively cathedral, mosque, monument, and museum, its many lives are explored by Robert S. Nelson in Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950. Built from 532 to 537 as the Cathedral of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia was little studied and seldom recognized as a great monument of world art until the nineteenth century, and Nelson examines the causes and consequences of the building’s newly elevated status. He chronicles the grand dome’s modern history through a vibrant cast of characters - emperors, sultans, critics, poets, archaeologists, architects, philanthropists, and religious congregations - some of whom spent years studying it, others never visited the building. But as Nelson insists, they all had a hand in the recreation of Hagia Sophia as a modern architectural icon. By many means and for its own purposes, the West has conceptually transformed Hagia Sophia into the international symbol that it is today. Other books cover the architectual history of the structure, but this is the first study of its status as a modern monument. With his narrative of the building’s rebirth, Nelson captures its importance for the diverse communities that shape and find meaning in Hagia Sophia. His book will resonate with cultural, architectural, and art historians, and those seeking to acquaint themselves with the modern life of this monumental building. 11 color plates, 119 halftones. 304pp $74.00 Cloth - 2004 (Chicago) 3-2005

THE HAND OF THE MASTER: Craftsmanship, Ivory, and Society in Byzantium (9th-11th Centuries), Anthony Cutler This book is the first detailed study in fifty years of Byzantine ivory carving in the 10th and 11the centuries, the era when work in that medium reached its highest level of attainment. Unique in its aim and range, "The Hand of the Master" considers how, when, and why the Byzantines used ivory for icons and other luxurious items. Based on direct study of the objects, the book discusses more than 150 pieces and is illustrated with new photographs that are indispensable to an understanding of carving techniques and styles. 8 color illustrations, 247 halftones, 7 x 10." 328pp $100.00 Cloth - 1994 (Princetons) 3-2001/3-2005

HEAVEN ON EARTH: Art and Church in Byzantium (A far-ranging and heavily illustrated introduction to Byzantine art and religion.), edited by Linda Safran This timely volume, which grew out of a series of lectures presented at the Smithsonian Institution in 1991, aims to provide a coherent introduction to Byzantine culture with a focus on the interconnected realms of art and religion. The eight participants have revised their lectures into chapters on Byzantine history, theology, icons and icon theory, church architecture, monumental painting, silver church furnishings, illustrated liturgical books, and pilgrimage. In addition to presenting current research on this range of topics, the chapters each contribute original scholarship from authors who are recognized experts in their respective fields. The Introduction, by Linda Safran, deals with views and definitions of Byzantium over the course of its long history and considers why that civilization deserves our attention today. It underscores the essential unifying role of the Orthodox religion - churches, liturgy, church arts and imagery, religious travel - open a window into Byzantine culture. Throughout the book, the past is made vivid by considering what Byzantine believers heard and said and did, as well as what whey saw. The book's chapters are cross-referenced and are complemented both by endnotes that cite primary sources and by "Suggestions for Further Reading" that include English and foreign-language references. 237 black & white/21 color illustrations, 8 1/2 x 11. 336pp $28.00 Paper - 1997 (Penn State University) 3-2001

THE HORSES OF SAN MARCO AND THE QUADRIGA OF THE LORD, Michael Jacoff Although the facades are San Marco are an unmistakable tribute to the glory of Venice, their captivating splendor almost conceals the rigor of their complex ideological statement. Here Michael Jacoff offers a new approach to understanding San Marco's exterior decoration by concentrating on the facades' most celebrated feature: the four life-size ancient bronze horses on the west front. Trophies commemorating Venice's conquest of Constantinople in 1204, these horses, Jacoff argues, also evoked for medieval believers the metaphor of Christ's quadriga, in which the four Evangelists are likened to four spirited steeds drawing Christ's chariot, representing His Word, through the world. The horses have, then, both a political and religious meaning, and in both respects they make a fundamental contribution to the facades' overall message. 64 black and white illustrations. 224pp $48.00 Cloth- 1993 (Princeton) 3-2005

HOSIOS LOUKAS (Byzantine Art in Greece) Each book in this series include brief monographs on each monument, written by specialists in Byzantine art, plans and drawings, lavish photographic material and an exhaustive bibliography. The series will cover from the 7th to the 15th century. English and Greek Editions Available $40.00 Paper (MELISSA Publishing) 3-2001

ICONOGRAPHY OF PREFACE AND MINIATURE IN THE BYZANTINE GOSPEL BOOK (College Art Association Monographs, Vol. 36), Robert S. Nelson $40.00 Cloth - 1985 (Penn State University) 3-2005

THE ICONS OF THEIR BODIES: Saints and Their Images in Byzantium, by Henry Maguire The Byzantine surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. The purpose of this book is to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. Here Henry Maguire argues that the Byzantines gave to their images differing formal characteristics of movement, modeling, depth and differentiation, according to the tasks that the icons were called upon to perform in the all-important business of communication between the visible and the invisible worlds. The book draws extensively on sources that have been relatively little utilized by art historians. It considers both domestic and ecclesiastical artifacts, showing how the former raised the problem of access by lay men and women to the supernatural and fueled the debates concerning the role of images in the Christian cult. 240pp $80.00Cloth - 1996 / $35.00 Paper - 2000 (Princeton) 3-2005

THE ILLUMINATED PROPHET BOOKS: A Sstudy of Byzantine Manuscripts of the Major and Minor Prophets, John Lowden 256 illustrations. 230pp $65.00 Cloth- 1989 (Penn State University)

IMAGERY AND IDEOLOGY IN BYZANTINE ART (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 358), edited by Anthony Cutler Contents - 12 Studies in English: Preface; The Spencer Psalter: a 13th century MS. in the New York Public Library; Psalter Benaki 34.3: an unpubliched MS from the family 2400; The Psalter of Basil II; The marginal psalter in the Walters Art Gallery; A psalter from Mar Saba and the evolution of the Byzantine David Cycle; Liturgical strata in the marginal psalters; The third anointment of David; The Dub\mbarton Oaks Psalter and New Testament: the Moscow leaf; The mythological bowl in San Marco at Venice; Some precisions on the Lincoln College Typikon; Art in Byzantine society: motive forces of patronage; The social status of Byzantine scribes, 800-1500. A statistical analysis; Addenda and corrigenda; Index. 200 illustrations. 336pp $162.00 Cloth - 1992 (Variorum) 3-2001

IMAGO DEI: The Byzantine Aologia for Icons (A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts), Jaroslav Pelikan Pelikan charts the theological defense of icons during the iconoclastic controversies of the 8th and 9th centuries, whose high point come in A.D. 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the Church. He demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images: because the invisible God had become human and therefore personally visible in Jesus Christ, it became permissible to make images of that image. And because not only the human nature of Christ, but of his Mother had been transformed by the Incarnation, she, too, could be 'iconized', together with all the other saints and angels. 1 color illustration, 53 balck and white illustrations, large format, 7.5" x 10" 196pp $60.00 Cloth- 1990 (Princeton) 3-2001

LIGHT AND COLOUR IN BYZANTINE ART, Liz James This is the first book to investigate the place of color in Byzantine art. By engaging the issue on both a tecnical level - how colors were made, what colors were available - and a perceptual level - how these colors were seen and described - James offers a new approach to the study of color in art history. Including sixty-four color illustrations, most never before published, James's study offers a unique view of the details of Byzantine art. 64 color plates. 176pp $115.00 Paper (Oxford) 3-2005

LITERATURE ON BYZANTINE ART, 1892-1967, VOLUME 1: By Location - 2 Volumes (Dumbarton Oaks Bibliographies, based on Byzantinische Zeitschrift) $60.00 Hardcover (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

LITERATURE ON BYZANTINE ART, 1892-1967, VOLUME 2: By Categories - 2 Volumes (Dumbarton Oaks Bibliographies, based on Byzantinische Zeitschrift) $30.00 Hardcover (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

THE LITURGICAL PLANNING OF BYZANTINE CHURCHES IN CAPPADOCIA (Orientalia Christiana Analecta Volume 252), Natalia B. Teteriatnikov This study examines the liturgical planning of rock-cut churches in the Byzantine province of Cappadocia. It seeks to identify the manner in which these churches were used, to search for their architectural roots, and to trace their development from the early Christian period through the 13th century, the final active period of Cappadocian ecclesiastical foundations. This study also treats the question of changes in liturgical church planning that occurred throughout this period. Due to the geographical postion of Cappadocia close to the the eastern border of the Byzantine empire and the close political and economic ties of this province with the capital, Cappadocian church architecture was integrated within the general architectual and liturgical developments in both Byzantium and the Christian East. In order to identify their local characteristics, rock-cut churches of this rural area will be examined against architectural developments in the main territory of Byzantium and its neighboring regions of Syria, Armenia, and Georgia, as well as Palestine and Egypt. This study unfolds against the background of various historical events, including the Christianization of the region, the Arab invasion, Iconoclasm, the political consolidation of the Byzantine empire,a nd the Turkish occupation. 83 black and white photographs, 2 maps, 18 plates. 237pp $32.00 Paper - 1996 (Orientala Christiana Analecta / Pontificio Istituto Orientale) 3-2005

A LOST ART REDISCOVERED: The Architectual Ceramics of Byzantium, edited by Sharon E.J. Gerstel and Julie A. Lauffenburger During the tenth and eleventh centuries, major Byzantine buildings were enriched by colorful ceramic tiles decorated with an impressive range of figural and ornamental patterns. Despite their widespread use, traces of this important decorative medium have, for the most part, disappeared. Relegated to museum storerooms, hidden in private collections, buried under layers of construction, and eclipsed by more durable media, polychrome tiles have until now been denied their full role in our understanding of Byzantine decoration and aesthetics. A Lost Art Rediscovered includes a fully illustrated catalog of all known tiles produced in the region of Constantinople, including the substantial collection owned by the Walters Art Museum, as well as those belonging to museums and private collections around the world. Some tiles included in the catalog are now lost; the discovery of others is reported here for the first time. A series of scholarly essays gives the ceramic their rightful place in the study of Byzantine art and treats aspects of patronage, manufacture, function, ornament, and cultural significance. This comprehensive publication heralds the first large scale, permanent installation of the Byzantine tiles in the collection of the Walters Art Museum. Contributors include: Jeffrey C. Anderson, Anne Bouquillon, Anthony Cutler, Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen, Cyril Mango, Martia Mundell Mango, William Tronzo, and Christine Vogt. 85 color and 365 black and white illustrations; with 107 plans and drawings. 424pp $130.00 Cloth / $100.00 Paper (Penn State University and the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore) 3-2001/3-2005

THE MEDIEVAL MOSAICS OF SAN MARCO, VENICE: A Color Archive (In association with Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC), Otto Demus 60 pages text, 18 color fiche 1,512 photographs $600.00 Text-Fiche - 1986 (University of Chicago) 3-2005

MOSAIC DECORATION OF SAN MARCO, VENICE (Published for Dumbaton Oaks, Washington, DC), Otto Demus The Byzantine treasures of San Marco are now avialable at this low price. Originally published as a four-volume slipcased set in 1,316 pages at $350, this new edition make the highlights of that exhaustive scholarly work available for only $72. 64 color plates and 90 black-and-white photographs. 362pp $88.00 Cloth/ $30.00 Paper (University of Chicago) 3-2005

MOSAICS OF HAGIA SOPHIA, ISTANBUL: The Fosati Restoration and the Works of the Byzantine Institute, Teteriatnikov $20.00 Paper- 1988 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2001

MOSAICS OF SAINT MARY'S OF THE ADMIRAL IN PALERMO (Dumbarton Oaks Studies Volume 27), Kitzinger $90.00 Cloth - 1991 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2001

MOSAICS OF SAN MARCO IN VENICE (Four Volume Set in slipcase), Otto Demus PART 1: ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH CENTURIES Text Volume: 1 color plate, 74 halftones. (496pp); Plate Volume: 92 color plates, 377 halftones (236pp) PART 2: THIRTEENTH CENTURY Text Volume: 1 color plate, 50 halftones (358pp); Plate Volume: 78 color plates, 354 halftones. 284pp $420.00 Cloth Slip Case - 1984 (University of Chicago) 3-2001

PAINTING THE SOUL: Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds (Essays in Art and Culture Series), Robin Cormack This study puts the icon at the center of Byzantine culture and life, both as an artistic product already developed in Late Antiquity and as a daily viewing experience in Constantinople and its empire concurrent with the western Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its development as the identifying sign of Christian Orthodoxy, intensively promoted after the failure of iconoclasm between 730 and 843 to ban figurative images, is elucidated. However, the clear cut notion of the icon as the static and different mode of a conservative Byzantine system is dissolved when the icon is set against parallels in the west, both devotional practices towards the Virgin Mary and Christ and the treatment of other subjects. As both an aesthetic and functional object, the icon served the whole range of Byzantine society, and as different elements emerged to influence the medium, particularly the monks and colonial immigrants into Byzantine territory such as the island of Crete, the appearance of the icon changed. Appropriately Cormack’s study ends with Venetian Crete, where the icon underwent its final development and transformation into the art of the Renaissance. Here, established Byzantine forms of religious art confronted developing Renaissance modes of expression: the first ‘icons’ of El Greco were painted in Crete. Cretan icons between 1210 and 1669 integrate eastern and western traditions, and are seen as the key to understanding the ambivalence and flexibility of Byzantine expression and redefining the character of Orthodox art. Painting the Soul is beautifully illustrated, featuring many little known works of art. Even so, Cormack treats the ixon not as a mere artistic product, but as the symbolic face of medieval Europe. He shows how this new field within the history of art - the study of the icon - will transform our understanding of European art and culture. 76 illustrations, 25 in full color. 248pp $25.00 Paper - 1997 (Reaktion Books) 3-2005

PERCEPTIONS OF BYZANTIUM AND ITS NEIGHBORS, 843-1261, edited by Olenka Z. Pevny In this book authorities from around the world examine Byzantine art, discussing its guiding principles and the rich variety of its forms and viewing it as an expression of the complexity and intensity of Byzantine's relations to its neighbors. Scholars investigate the production, attribution, and dating of Byzantine artworks and explicate the complex relationship between Byzantine and its indigenous cultures. They conclude that just as the influence of modern empires can be traced far beyond their borders by the hegemony of their artistic traditions, the art of the Byzantine empire attests to the full range of its political and cultural power. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to scholars and nonspecialists alike. 125 black and white illustrations. 212pp $47.00 Paper- 2001 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 3-2001

POST-BYZANTINE PAINTING: Icons of the 15th to the 18th Centuries This book reproduces 140 of the finest post-Byzantine icons that are to be found in the museums of Moscow, Zagorsk, Tver and Ryazan. The majority of these icons come from the Greek world, a fair number are from Moscow and Tver, and the remainder from the Balkans. The background and history of this rich and varied period of iconography is given in three introductory essays by Russian experts in their fields: L. Evseyeva writes on Greek and Slavic icons of the 15th to the 18th century; M. Naoumova on psot-Byzantine iconographic techniques and I. Kyzlasova on the history of the Greek icon collection in Moscow. There is a full technical descriptions of each icon illustrated and the book also contains a bibliography and idex of icons. This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition of this icon collection at the Andrei Rublev Museum, Moscow, which opened in 1995. 248pp $100.00 Hardcover (Domos) 3-2005

PRAYER AND POWER IN BYZANTINE AND PAPAL IMAGERY (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 396), edited by Christopher Walter Contents - 11 studies in English, 1 in French: Preface; Expressionism and Hellenism: a note on stylistic tendencies in Byzantine figurative art from Spatantike to the Macedonian "Renaissance"; Portraits of local bishops: a note on their significance; Three notes on the iconography of Dionysius the Areopagite; The iconographical sources for the coronation of Milutin and Simonida at Gracanica; The Dextrarum junctio of Lepcis Magna in relation to the iconography of marriage; Marriage crowns in Byzantine iconography; Papal political imagery in the medieval Lateran palace (parts I & II); Le souvenir du IIe concile de nicee dans l'iconographie byzantine; Christological themes in the Byzantine marginal Psalters from the 9th to the 11th century; "Latter-day" saints and the image of Christ in 9th century marginal psalters; "Latter-day" saints in the model for the London and barberini Psalters; The aristocratic-psalters and ode illustration in Byzantium; Indexes. 182 illustrations. 320pp $175.00 Cloth - 1993 (Variorum) 3-2001

RHETORIC, NATURE, AND MAGIC IN BYZANTINE ART, Maguire $170.00 Cloth (Variorum) 3-2005

SAINT SOPHIA IN ISTANBUL: An Architectural Survery, Installment I (Reprint), Van Nice 25 plates, including Folio $310.00 Cloth - 1976 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

SAINT SOPHIA IN ISTANBUL: An Architectural Survery, Installment II, Van Nice 21 plates. $210.00 Cloth - 1976 (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

SINAI: Treasures of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Edited by Konstantinos A Manafis A truly monumental work on the oldest monastery in existence. Here are preserved the earliest icons and manuscripts and one of the richest libraries in the world. This volume is a treasure trove of Orthodoxy that you can share with your family and friends and pass on to future generation. Contents: Historical Outline; Introduction; Architecture; Mosaics and Wall Paintings; Icons; Church Gold Embroideries; Church Metal work; Illuminated Manuscripts; The Library and the Archive; Geographical Distribution of the Metochia of Saint Catherine’s Monastery; Glossary; Notes-Bibliography; Index. 234 color illustrations. 333pp $150.00 Hardcover - 1990 (Ekdotike Athenon S.A.) English or Greek Editions Available 3-2005

SINGERS IN LATE BYZANTINE AND SLAVONIC PAINTING, N.K. Moran 87 plates, 10 col. plates. xiv, 173pp $70.00 Cloth - 1986 (E.J. Brill) 3-2005

THE SPLENDOR OF HEAVEN: Sacred Treasures from Byzantine Collections and Museums in Greece (September 2001 - January 2002, Frankfurt, Dommuseum), Edited by Alexandra Doumas; Translation of Catalog Texts by Alexandra Doumas and Dr. David Hardy Reading this large coffee table size book is like bringing the sacred treasures of the museums of Greece into your very own living room. In magnificent color, the treasures include: Places of Worship, Icons, The Divine Liturgy, Liturgical books, Church Silver Works (Chalice, Artophorion, Gospel Book Covers, Processional Crosses, etc.), Sacerdotal Vestments, etc. Pertinent narration by several international scholars (Dr. Jenny Albani; Despoina Evgenidou; Professor Emeritus George Galavaris, Corresponding Member of the Athens Academy; Dr. Pari Kalamara; Dr. Angeliki Mitsani; Dr. Yannis Vitaliotis; Dr. Anna Ballian; Dr. Evgenia Chalkia; Maria Evangelatou; Sophia Gerogiorgi; Heleni Gkini-Tsofopoulou; George Kakavas; Dr. Kalliopi-Phaidra Kalafati; Maria Mavroidi; Dr. Helena Papastavrou. Contents - Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Map; Byzantium: The Medieval Empire of the Eastern Mediterranean (The places of worship) The Byzantine Divine Liturgy (Historical evolution and structure) Icons and the Divine Liturgy (1. The Crucifixion; 2. Christ, the Man of Sorrows; 3. The Hospitality of Abraham; 4. The Divine Liturgy; 5. The Allegory of the Holy Communion The Liturgical Books of the Orthodox Church and Their Illustration (6. Liturgy of John Chrysostom; 7. Anthology of Music) Church Silver Works (8. Chalice; 9. Salver; 10. Asterisk; 11. Lance; 12. Ciborium - Artophorion; 13. Communion Spoon; 14. Zeon; 15. Lamp for the Artoklasia; 16. Lamp; 17. Lamp; 18. Katzion; 19. Gospel Book with Silver Cover; 20. Processional Cross; 21. Processional Cross; 22. Pair of Alabella Sacerdotal Vestments (23. Mitre; 24. Sakkos; 25. Omophorion; 26. Epitrachelion; 27. Epitrachelion; 28. Maniples - Epimanikia; 29. Epigonation Abbreviations; Select Bibliography; Glossary; Index of Persons and Places; Iconographic Index; Photographs and Sources of Illustrations. 160pp $60.00 Paper - 2001 (Hellenic Ministry of Culture) 3-2005

SPLENDORS OF ISTANBUL: Houses and Palaces Along the Bosporus, Chris Helier; photographs by Francesco Venturi 228pp $95.00 Hardcover (Abbeville) 3-2005

STUDIES ON CONSTANTINOPLE (Variorum Collected Studies Series CS 394), Cyril Mango Contents - 21 studies in English, 1 in French: Preface; The development of Constantinople as an urban centre; Constantinopolitana; Constantine's column; Constantine's porphyry column and the chapel of St. Constantine; Constantine's mausoleum and the translation of relics (with addendum); Three imperial Byzantine sarcophagi discovered in 1750; A newly-discovered Byzantine imperial sarcophagus; The Fourteenth Region of Constantinople; Epigrammes honorifiques, statues et portraits a Byzance; The columns of Justinian and his successors; Junstinain's equestrian statue; The date of the Studius basilica at Istanbul; The church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus at Constantinople and the alleged tratition of octagonal palatine churches; The church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus once again; On the history of the templon and the martyrion of St. Artemios at Constantinople; A 12th century description of St. Sophia; The conciliar edict of 1166; A Russian graffito in St. Sophia, Constantinople; A note on Panagia Kamariotissa and some imperial foundations of the 10th and 11th centuries at Constantinople; The date of the Anonymous Russian Description of Constantinople; The work of M.I. Nomidis in the Vefa Kilise Camii, Istanbul (1937-38); Addenda; Index. 50 illustrations. 288pp $140.00 Cloth - 1993 (Variorum) 3-2005

SUBTLE BODIES: Representing Angels in Byzantium, Glenn Peers "How does one make images of bodiless beings? This question, essential to Byzantine artists depicting spiritual subjects, is the crux of Peers' fine study. After presenting a compendium of angels and their corresponding images in chapter one, Peers systematically outlines the arguments for and against representing angels in chapters two and three. Chapter four, which deals with specific angelic images and their veneration, is followed by the final chapter that pits theory against practice by focusing explicitly on the veneration of the Archangel Michael. The result is an excellent synthesis of theological discussion and art historical inquiry. The iconoclast and iconophile arguments comprise a substantial portion of this work, in which the author includes many important texts that reflect Byzantine views on the production of images. Peers' use of primary texts is one of the book's greatest strengths. While the likely audience will be readers familiar with Byzantine icon theory, Peers' study offers important new insights by intersecting miraculous tales of angels with theological reasoning aimed at explaining the appearance of these incorporeal beings." 235pp - Gretchen Kreahling McKay (Western Maryland College), Religious Studies Review $38.00 Paper - 2001 (University of California) 3-2005

TOKALI KILISE: Tenth Century Metropolitan Art in Byzantine Cappadocia (Dumbarton Oaks Studies Volume 22), Ann Sharton Epstein "Everyone concerned with Byzantine painting will certainly welcome this book. The attempt made here to bring Tokali Kilise into the mainstream of discussions of Byzantine art deserves to succeed." - The Burlington Magazine 141 illustrations. $60.00 Cloth (Dumbarton Oaks) 3-2005

VISION AND MEANING IN NINTH CENTURY BYZANTIUM: Image as Exegesis in the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus (Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicolocy, 6), Leslie Brubaker "The Byzantine illustrated manuscript, known today as 'Paris gr. 510,' contains sermons by the fourth century church father, Gregory of Nazianzus. Produced for the Emperor Basil I and his family around 880, its forty-six full-page illuminations shed light on the interaction between texts and images in the aftermath of Iconoclasm (ended in 843). Some images depict the surrounding text, while several have a deeper, if elusive, connection to the story. According to Brubaker, the manuscript's patron, Patriarch Photios, played a decisive role in selecting images that would reframe these fourth century sermons and supply a pointed, visual commentary on ninth century political, religious, and social concerns. Following two instructive chapters on Byzantine image theory and illustrative examples of what Brubaker call 'visual exegesis,' the remainder of the book treats each of the forty-six illuminations, clustered in chapters on biographical, imperial, historical, polemical, and theological matters. A substantial chapter also situates these illuminations in the development of Byzantine iconography. Most fascinating is Brubaker's ability to take odd visual juxtapositions and reveal new meanings that surpass the texts at hand. Although written primarily for Byzantinists, this first-rate study has far-reaching implications for anyone interested in the religious language of images." - Georgia Frank (Colgate University), Religious Studies Review 489pp $95.00 Cloth - 1999 (Cambridge) 3-2005

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CHRISTIAN EGYPT: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia, Massimo Capuani, Otto F.A. Meinardos, Marie- Helene Rutschowscaya; Translated by Madeleine Beaumont The Coptic Church owes its existence to the evangelization of Egypt by St. Mark and thus claims to be one of the churches most faithful to the biblical message of the beginnings. The Copts regard themselves as the true descendants of the ancient people of pharaonic Egypt. The history of their name is a reminder that this part of world was at the center of an unusually extensive intermixing of populations and religions. The term “Copt” is an alteration of the Greek Aigyptios (Egyptian), which became qibt in Arabic, and gradually came to designate exclusively the community that remained faithful to Christianity in spite of the expansion of Islam. From the early centuries of our era, monks and anchorites established monasteries and hermitages in regions that were often arid and difficult to reach, well suited to their ascetical ideal. At times they reused monuments going back to the time of the pharaohs, turning them into churches or anchorites’ cells, and built true fortress-monasteries in the desert. They decorated these buildings with wall paintings, many of which have been recently rediscovered. Their libraries contained literary and artistic treasures still in existence. Their fables, which are of an admirable beauty, are the pride of great museums and collectors. Coptic Egypt has existed for voer one millennium in an Islamic land, an experience which has had a profound influence not only on the forms of religious life but also on iconography and artistic sensibility. Being the heir of ancient Egypt and having assimilated Roman and Byzantine influences, Coptic art has also been enriched by contact with Islamic art. As a consequence, its artisans and architects succeeded in developing an original art and architecture. This book is the result of Massimo Capuani’s comprehensive examination of the archaeological studies and historical literature of Coptic Christian monasteries and churches, supported by photographs, planimeters, and architectural drawings, as well as many color plates. Gawdat Gabra’s thorough knowledge of current archaeological activity and the most recent consensus regarding the dates and other questions concerning churches and monasteries enhance the store of information. The important contributions of Otto Meinardus and Marie-Helene Rutschowscaya provide comprehensive surveys of the two thousand year history of the Coptic Church and of the artistic expression of the Coptic world. Together they bring back to life the history of this culture, which today enjoys a remarkable renewal, through the most beautiful artistic examples it has left us: haunting landscapes of the Nile Valley, of oases and deserts, the purity of the buildings in the sunlight, the sumptuousness of the paintings, the illuminations, the fabrics. An essentail contribution on a subject rarely treated by art historians, this book is an invitation to travel. 272pp $80.00 Hardcover - 2002 (American University in Cairo Press) 3-2005

COPTIC MONASTERIES: Egypt’s Monastic Art and Architecture, Gawdat Gabra A unique and invaluable historical record, this book takes the reader on a tour of Egypt’s best preserved and most significant Coptic monasteries and religious sites, providing an armchair trip back in time to the roots of one of the world’s oldest religions. Coptic Monasteries also acts as an in-depth, on-the-spot guide on the composition and content to some of Coptic Egypt’s most outstanding religious art and architecture. 96 color illustrations. 128pp $37.00 Hardcover - 2002 (The American University in Cairo Press) 3-2005

MONASTIC VISIONS: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of Saint Antony at the Red Sea, Edited by Elizabeth S. Bolman; Photography by Patrick Godeau An ancient church in the Coptic Monastery of St. Anthony at the Red Sea contains a unique cycle of thirteenth century wall paintings. They constitute by far the most complete and best preserved iconographic program of Christian paintings to come from medieval Egypt. Ignored for centuries because they were covered with soot and overpainting, these compelling images have recently undergone conservation. This beautiful book reproduces the cleaned paintings for the first time. It also describes and analyzes their amalgam of Coptic (Egyptian Christian), Byzantine, and Arab styles and motifs as well as the religious culture to which they belong. In 1996, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and at the request of the Monastery of St. Antony, the Antiquities Development Project of the American Research Center in Egypt began the conservation of the paintings of the church. The paintings revealed by the conservators are of extremely high quality, both stylistically and conceptually. While rooted in the Christian tradition of Egypt, they also reveal explicit connections with Byzantine and Islamic art of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Some newly discovered paintings can even be dated back to the sixth or seventh century. The authors of this book - who include art historians, conservators, historians, an archaeologist, and an anthropologist - discuss the significance of these revelations and place the church and the paintings within the artistic and historical traditions of both Coptic Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean region in the Middle Ages. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contributors: Luigi De Cesaris, Mark Easton, Gawdat Gabra, Patrick Godeau, Sidney H. Griffith, Michael Jones, Adriano Luzi, William Lyster, Father Maximos El-Anthony, Elizabeth E. Oram, Birger A. Pearson, Robert K. Vincent, Jr. and Tim Vivian. 210 color plates and 85 black and white illustrations. 307pp $65.00 Cloth - 2002 (Yale) 3-2005

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AFRICAN ZION: The Sacred Art of Ethiopia, Marilyn Heldman et al. The art of highland Christian Ethiopia - with its visually powerful icon paintings on wood, intricate metal processional crosses, gold coins, and richly illuminated manuscripts - is largely unknown in the West. This handsome book, which presents a survey of this art from the 4th to the 18th centuries, is the first comprehensive introduction to Ethiopian Christian art and the first to address the function of art within Ethiopian society. It adds a fascinating new chapter to the history of African arts and cultures. 30 black and white illustration and 120 color plates. 304pp $50.00 Hardcover / $37.00 Paper (Yale) 7-2001/3-2005 Out of Print

THE CHURCHES OF ETHIOPIA: The Monastery of Narga Sellase, Mario Di Salvo; With Texts by Stanislaw Chojnacki and Osvaldo Raineri Narga Sellase’s monastery sits on a tiny islet in the middle of Lake Tana, the great body of water in the center of the Ethiopian plateau near to the imperial city of Gondar. Founded in 1748, Narga Sellase is one of the constellation of monasteries on the lake. They are the expression of a civilization which since the 4th century has known the Christianity on which its identity is founded. The extraordinary beauty of the natural surroundings and the concentric space of the monastic complex enclose the holiness of the sanctuary, making Narga Sellase a strikingly suggestive place. The church is one of the masterpieces in the multi-millenial Ethiopian civilization - an ancient but extant Christian enclave in Africa - and is noted not only for the superb quality of the paintings wich completely cover the wall of the maqdas, the sancta sanctorum, but also as a testimony to imperial devotion, as expressed by the prostrate figure of Queen Mentewwab, the foundress, depicted at the feet of the Majesty. Narga Sellase plays an important part in the history of 18th century Ethiopian art, when European, Islamic and Indian influences gathered into an artistic form which maintained its fundamental Ethiopian features, not only in the magnificent paintings, but also in the decoration, well-integrated into the architecture, and the architecture itself. Stanislaw Chojnacki introduces the historical background references which characterize and distinguish Gondar’s imperial court in the 18th century and its effect on art. Mario Di Salvo fits the Lake Tana region into the story of Ethiopia’s civilization, describes the architecture of Ethiopian churches in their rich typological variety, and leads on to illustrate the monastic complex of Narga Sellase, its structure, its architectural, decorative and pictorial components. Osvaldo Raineri presents, finally in a systematic way, the sources of the paintings, derived both form canonical texts and from Ethiopian tradition, and the new translation of an 18th century manuscript, written in ge’ez (Classical Ethiopian) of the Story of Narga. 11 black and white photographs, 147 color photographs, 69 black and white line drawings and diagrams and 6 maps. 224pp $60.00 Hardcover -0 2000 (Skira Editore S.p.A.) 3-2005

ETHIOPIA: Traditions of Creativity, Edited by Raymond A. Silverman “Unlike most African art studies, this one focuses primarily on individual, named artists, e.g., wood sculptors, basket makers, metalworkers, potters, church muralists, and modern painters. Wide-ranging if not all-inclusive, the text reveals much about the scope of Ethiopia’s artistry.” - Library Jouunal 138 illustrations, 22 in color. 320pp $40.00 Paper - 1998 (University of Washington Press) 3-2005

ETHIOPIAN ART - The Walters Art Museum , The Walters Art Museum; Foreword by Gary Vikan Historically, Ethiopia was a Christian kingdom with strong ties in both trade and religion to the cultures located around the Mediterranean. Their Christian tradition dates back to the fourth century, when the king of the Aksumite kingdom converted to Christianity. By the fifteenth century, this African nation had developed a tradition of icon painting that rivaled the Orthodox empires of Byzantium and Russia, as well as the famed panel paintings of Renaissance Italy. Despite these influences, the craftsmen of Ethiopia created a strong artistic culture of their own that encompassed a wide range of styles while maintaining a unique vision. The collection of Ethiopian art at the Walters Art Museum is now the largest outside of Ethiopia itself. This collection is exhibited with those of Byzantium and Russia in a permanent gallery devoted to the art of the Orthodox world. This book celebrates Ethiopian art and reveals a vibrant world of color, ritual, and spirituality. Full color photographs. 144pp $30.00 Hardcover - 2001 (The Walters Art Museum) 3-2005

ETHIOPIAN ICONS: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Addis Ababa University, Stanislaw Chojnacki; In Collaboration with Carolyn Gossage Until the middle of the 20th century, the paintings of Christian Ethiopia remained virtually unknown outside its borders. Recent discoveries and studies have revealed the extraordinary creativity of Ethiopian artists who, throughout the centuries, produced a vast quantity of panel paintings (icons), illuminated manuscripts and wall paintings in churches. by virtue of its geographical position, Ethiopian painting belong to Africa, however due to close contacts with the adjacent areas, their art incorporated elements of the Eastern and Western Christian artistic tradition in their various forms, as well as those of Coptic and Islamic cultures and the culture of the peoples of the Indian Ocean area. Ethiopian artists succeeded in embracing and transforming significant elements of these traditions, while their paintings remained a unique phenomenon deeply rooted in the African soil. This volume contains a general catalogue of the exceptional collection of panel paintings (icons) at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa. For centuries, these icons were faithfully guarded in churches and monasteries until coming to light in the 1960s. It was at this time that the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Museum gradually began acquiring them for its collection. Now, thirty years later, this substantial repository constitutes the largest and most representative collection of Ethiopian panel paintings in the world. This volume thus makes a significant contribution to the expansion of our knowledge of Ethiopian art, while at the same time revealing a new dimension of Christian art in Africa. As the first of its kind, the Catalogue contains a detailed description of each of the paintings and is preceded by an extensive introduction and chronological tables of the main themes in Ethiopian art. It concludes with a bibliography, an index and a glossary. 329 color illustrations. 516pp $120.00 Hardcover - 2000 (Skira Editore S.p.A.) 3-2005

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ROYAL IMAGERY IN MEDIEVAL GEORGIA, Antony Eastmond Medieval Georgia, in the Caucasus, produced a wealth of monuments to its rulers, of which little is known outside the former Soviet Union. This book is the first of its kind to examine the development of royal imagery in Georgia between the 9th and 13th centuries. Positioned between the Christian and Islamic worlds, Georgia provides an excellent case study for the investigation of issues regarding the relationship between art and power and the transmission of ideas between East and West. Byzantine, Persian, Armenian, Turkic, and local traditions are shown to have influenced the image of power promoted by the Georgian rulers, and Eastmond bases his study on find examples ranging from high-relief stone carvings to sophisticated wallpainting cycles. Initially, the book traces the production and interpretation of royal imagery over five centuries, from the revival of the Georgian monarchy in the 9th century to its culmination in the reign of Queen Tamar (1184-1213) on the eve of the Mongolian invasions. Eastmond highlights the ways in which the details and settings of each image of a ruler were very carefully designed to impress different audiences, allowing for the co-existence of contradictory portrayals. Royal Imagery.. introduces a rarely seen body of important works and provides a model of interpretation that can be applied to the study of royal art elsewhere in the Byzantine and Western medieval worlds. It is the first detailed English language study of this material. 86 black & white/20 color illustrations, 8 1/2 x 11. 288pp $55.00 Cloth (Penn State University)

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BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL GREECE: Churches, Castles and Art of the Mainland the the Peloponese, Paul Hetherington Informs visitors to modern Greece about some features of the country's medieval past, from the 4th century to the final occopation by the Turks in 1460. It concentrates on surviving creations that were produced on Greek soil in early Christian, Byzantine and medieval periods, on the mainland and the Peloponnese, to the exclusion of the islands. Sections: An outline history of medieval Greece; The Architecture and art of medieval Greece; Entries in Alphabetical sequence by location; Glossary; Tables of Rulers; Main historical events; Further reading; and Index of personal names. 34 Illustrations and maps. 238pp $25.00 Paper- 1992 (J .Murray) 3-2001

BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF GREECE AND CYPRUS, Elias Mastroyiannopoulos A very handsome illustrated guide to ninety-four extant Byzantine churches and monasteries in Greece and Cyprus arranged by geographical region, containing a description and historical backgroung of each. Over 100 photographs and illustrations. 134pp $10.00 Hardcover - 1985 (Holy Cross) 3-2005

BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF THESSALONIKI, Constantine Cavarnos Thessaloniki, the second city of Greece from the point of view of size and importance as an administrative and cultural center, is the most glorious one from the standpoint of sacred Byzantine monuments. It boasts more than a dozen beautiful, awe-inspiring Byzantine churches. The most famous of them are Saint Demetrios, which is dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Thessaloniki, Panagia Acheiropoietos, Haghia Sophia, Saint George, Hosios David, the Holy Apostles, and Saint Nicholas Orphanos. The first six, which have for a long time attracted the serious attention of Byzantinists of many parts of the world, have superb mural mosaics. These murals are excellent examples of Byzantine iconography - a sacred art that has been characterized as "the purest form of religious art that Christianity has experienced." The art of the Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos is a relitively recent discovery. This church has the greatest number of well-preserved Byzantine frescoes in Thessaloniki, splendid examples of Byzantine iconography. In this book, Pr. Cavarnos, a leading authority on Byzantine art, discusses the architecture and iconographic decoration of the seven churches in a clear, simple, instructive and fascinating way. By means of 35 well-chosen illustrations he makes it easy for the reader to follow and enjoy the discussion and to profit from it. 35 illustrations. 88pp $7.00 Paper - 1995 (Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies) 3-2005

CHILANDAR - THE MONASTERY OF CHILANDAR (2nd Edition), Dimitrije Bogdanovic, Vojislav J. Djuric and Dejan Medakovic; Edited by Ducan Popovitch The Serbian monastery of Chilandar on the Athos peninsula in Greece was founded towards the end of the 12th century. The Holy Mountain of Athos, an autonomous enclave of Orthodox monasticism with a history stretching back a thousand years has preserved the traditions of medieval spirituality and priceless works of art in its monastery treasuries. In the Middle Ages it was a fount of Byzantine culture. As the gathering place of monks from many Orthodox nations, it played an important role in the histories of the Orthodox lands of eastern and south-eastern Europe. Chilandar is thus the place where the Serbs entered the mainstream of Byzantine cultural life, where medieval Serbia religious, literary and artistic activities were shaped in unbroken contact with Greek civilizations. Chilandar has been able to preserve its remarkable historical heritage for eight hundred years. The archive documents, books, and works of art and architecture of this monastery provide well nigh inexhaustible opportunities for studying the history of the Serbian people in close relationship to the history of Byzantium, other South Slav nations and Turkey. Over 100 full color illustrations. 221pp Greek and English Editions Available $180.00 Hardcover - 1997 (Monastery of Chilandar) 3-2005

CRETE (Byzantine Art in Greece) Each book in this series include brief monographs on each monument, written by specialists in Byzantine art, plans and drawings, lavish photographic material and an exhaustive bibliography. The series will cover from the 7th to the 15th cent