Byzantine Constantinople - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Byzantine Constantinople write by Nevra Necipoğlu. This book was released on 2001. Byzantine Constantinople available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of papers on the city of Constantinople by a distinguished group of Byzantine historians, art historians, and archaeologists provides new perspectives as well as new evidence on the monuments, topography, social and economic life of the Byzantine imperial capital.
Constantinople
Constantinople - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Constantinople write by Jonathan Harris. This book was released on 2017-02-09. Constantinople available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jonathan Harris' new edition of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Constantinople, provides an updated and extended introduction to the history of Byzantium and its capital city. Accessible and engaging, the book breaks new ground by exploring Constantinople's mystical dimensions and examining the relationship between the spiritual and political in the city. This second edition includes a range of new material, such as: * Historiographical updates reflecting recently published work in the field * Detailed coverage of archaeological developments relating to Byzantine Constantinople * Extra chapters on the 14th century and social 'outsiders' in the city * More on the city as a centre of learning; the development of Galata/Pera; charitable hospitals; religious processions and festivals; the lives of ordinary people; and the Crusades * Source translation textboxes, new maps and images, a timeline and a list of emperors It is an important volume for anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Byzantine Empire.
God's City
God's City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God's City write by Nic Fields. This book was released on 2017. God's City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes Constantinople, Capital of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire from its Foundation to its Fall, Explains How Constantinople Came to Be the Greatest City of Europe, Discusses the Byzantine Identity (They Still Considered Themselves 'Romans'), Religion, Culture and Politics, Describs how the emperors sustained their Eastern Part of the Roman Empire Against Numerous Enemies Through Political and Diplomatic Astuteness Backed by Armed Vigilance and Military Action, Particular Mention Is Made of the Varangian Guard, Viking Mercenaries in Imperial Pay, as Well as the Normans of Southern Italy Who Fought Both for and Against the Empire
Between Constantinople and Rome
Between Constantinople and Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Between Constantinople and Rome write by Kathleen Maxwell. This book was released on 2016-12-05. Between Constantinople and Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a study of the artistic and political context that led to the production of a truly exceptional Byzantine illustrated manuscript. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, codex grec 54 is one of the most ambitious and complex manuscripts produced during the Byzantine era. This thirteenth-century Greek and Latin Gospel book features full-page evangelist portraits, an extensive narrative cycle, and unique polychromatic texts. However, it has never been the subject of a comprehensive study and the circumstances of its commission are unknown. In this book Kathleen Maxwell addresses the following questions: what circumstances led to the creation of Paris 54? Who commissioned it and for what purpose? How was a deluxe manuscript such as this produced? Why was it left unfinished? How does it relate to other Byzantine illustrated Gospel books? Paris 54's innovations are a testament to the extraordinary circumstances of its commission. Maxwell's multi-disciplinary approach includes codicological and paleographical evidence together with New Testament textual criticism, artistic and historical analysis. She concludes that Paris 54 was never intended to copy any other manuscript. Rather, it was designed to eclipse its contemporaries and to physically embody a new relationship between Constantinople and the Latin West, as envisioned by its patron. Analysis of Paris 54's texts and miniature cycle indicates that it was created at the behest of a Byzantine emperor as a gift to a pope, in conjunction with imperial efforts to unify the Latin and Orthodox churches. As such, Paris 54 is a unique witness to early Palaeologan attempts to achieve church union with Rome.
Studies on the History and Topography of Byzantine Constantinople
Studies on the History and Topography of Byzantine Constantinople - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Studies on the History and Topography of Byzantine Constantinople write by Paul Magdalino. This book was released on 2007. Studies on the History and Topography of Byzantine Constantinople available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Constantinople originated in 330 A.D. as the last great urban foundation of the ancient world. When it was sacked by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 it was the greatest city of the European Middle Ages. The studies in the present volume examine aspects of this long and complex history as reflected in the topography, monuments, self-image and political status of medieval Constantinople. They include a revised English version of a monograph published in French ten years ago, nine reprinted articles, and two published here for the first time
