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Mosaics in the Medieval World: From Late Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century [Kõva köide]

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(University of Sussex)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 650 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 288x223x32 mm, kaal: 2040 g, 1 Tables, color; 162 Plates, black and white; 12 Maps; 161 Halftones, color; 1 Halftones, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Oct-2017
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107011981
  • ISBN-13: 9781107011984
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 650 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 288x223x32 mm, kaal: 2040 g, 1 Tables, color; 162 Plates, black and white; 12 Maps; 161 Halftones, color; 1 Halftones, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 05-Oct-2017
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107011981
  • ISBN-13: 9781107011984
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In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context.

In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two part. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late middle ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics.

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'This fabulous book is a great achievement. The 166 splendid color illustrations (many previously unpublished) alone would make the volume of great value, but James (Univ. of Sussex, UK) also provides a rich scholarly apparatus of footnotes and bibliography and a fine list of all extant mosaics, arranged by period and country. Written with panache, the book wears its erudition lightly and is accessible to a wide readership. Essential.' L. Nees, Choice 'This stunning new book will change the way you look at medieval mosaics The attention to detail and to making this book useable, with indices, lists of sites and bespoke maps, ensure that this will be a much-consulted book for anyone working on the late antique, early medieval and medieval built environment.' Caroline Goodson, Medieval Archaeology

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In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages.
List of Illustrations
ix
List of Maps
xx
List of Tables
xxi
Acknowledgements xxii
A Note on Names xxvi
List of Abbreviations
xxvii
Introduction: Mosaics Matter 1(18)
PART I Making Wall Mosaics
19(126)
Introduction to Part I
19(2)
Chapter 1 Making Glass Tesserae
21(25)
Chapter 2 Making Mosaics
46(50)
Chapter 3 The Business of Mosaics
96(24)
Chapter 4 The Value of Mosaics
120(25)
PART II Mosaics by Century
145(316)
Introduction to Part II
145(10)
Chapter 5 In the Beginning: Wall Mosaics in the Fourth Century
155(28)
Chapter 6 Types or Prototypes? Mosaics in the Fifth Century
183(32)
Chapter 7 Emperors, Kings, Popes and Bishops: Mosaics in the Sixth Century
215(39)
Chapter 8 New Beginnings? Islam, Byzantium and Rome: The Seventh and Eighth Centuries
254(39)
Chapter 9 Medium and Message: Mosaics in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
293(41)
Chapter 10 A Universal Language? Eleventh-Century Mosaics
334(31)
Chapter 11 Incorrigibly Plural: Mosaics in the Twelfth Century
365(48)
Chapter 12 Men and Mosaics: The Thirteenth Century
413(29)
Chapter 13 Boom and Bust: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
442(19)
In Conclusion 461(5)
Appendix of Sites 466(10)
Notes 476(76)
Bibliography 552(50)
Subject Index 602
Liz James is a Byzantine art historian with an interest in mosaics. Her ambition is to see at first-hand all the mosaics discussed in this book, and she is approximately three-quarters of the way there. She is Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex, where she teaches courses on Byzantine art.