| Language |
English and Italian. |
| Note |
Facsim. reprints of articles originally published in various journals. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-490) and index. |
| Contents |
The technique of Italian mosaics of the fourth and fifth century A.D. -- The archaeology of wall mosaics : a note on the mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome -- The mosaics of the Great Palace of the Byzantine emperors -- The mosaics in the Cappella di S. Aquilino in Milan : evidence of restoration -- The penetration of Byzantine mosaic technique into Italy in the sixth century A.D. -- The mosaics of John VII (705-707) : the mosaic fragments and their technique -- Gli effetti prodotti dall'uso dell'oro, dell'argento e di altri materiali nell'arte musiva dell'alto medioevo -- The earliest decorations in Santa Maria Antiqua and their date -- S. Maria Antiqua : the frescoes of the seventh century -- The frescoes of John VII, problems of chronology -- S. Maria Antiqua revisited -- La piu antica Eleousa conosciuta -- The integration of the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds in Byzantine art -- The origin of the Washing of the Child in the Nativity scene -- |
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Un problema di carattere tecnico e iconografico in S. Prassede -- "The Harrowing of Hell" as Imperial iconography : a note on its earliest use -- Icons designed for the display of sumptuous votive gifts -- The "Cross under Arch" motif in Early Medieval art and its origin -- Working with Wilpert : the illustrations in Die römischen Mosaiken und Malereien and their source value -- The use of palaeography in the dating of Early Medieval frescoes -- A carved marble pilaster in the Vatican grottoes and some remarks on the sculptural techniques of the Early Middle Ages -- The Codex Amiatinus and the Byzantine element in the Northumbrian Renaissance -- Italo-Byzantine wall painting of the Early Middle Ages : an 80-year old enigma in scholarship -- Byzantium and the West, with some remarks on the activity of Greek mosaic artists in Italy in the fourteenth century. |
| Subject |
Christian art and symbolism -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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Art, Byzantine.
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Mural painting and decoration, Medieval -- Byzantine influences.
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Mural painting and decoration, Byzantine.
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Mosaics.
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| Collection |
Transmissions and Transformations of the Ancient World
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| ISBN |
0907132472 |
| Description |
493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
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