Author: HUTTER, IRMGARD
Title: Early Christian and Byzantine / Irmgard Hutter ; foreword by Otto Demus
Description: London : Herbert Press 1988. Second Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed. stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.Series; The Herbert history of art and architecture. Physical description; 191 p. : ill. (some col.). plans ; 22 cm. Notes; Originally published as: Early Christian and Byzantine art. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1971. Includes index. Translation of: Frühchristliche Kunst. byzantinische Kunst. Tr. of Fruhchristliche Kunst. byzantinische Kunst. Orig. publ. under the title Early Christian and Byzantine art. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1971. Bibliography: p. 186-187. Originally published as: Early Christian and Byzantine art. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1971. Translation of: Frühchristliche Kunst. byzantinische Kunst. Contents; Part 1 Early Christian art: Constantinian architecture; pictorial art of the 3rd and 4th centuries; Theodosian art; 5th century architecture; 5th century pictorial art; Byzantine art. Part 2 Byzantine art: art in the age of Justinian; from Justinian to the iconoclastic controversy (6th and 8th centuries); art after the iconoclastic controversy (9th century); the Macedonian renaissance (10th century); middle Byzantine art (11th century); Comnenian art (12th century); the art of the 13th century; palaeologan art; late Byzantine architecture. Summary; 'Early Christian and Byzantine' is one of a series of books which attempts to describe the social. political. religious and intellectual climate of a period as well as the genesis and attainments of its art and architecture.;The greatness of Byzantine art - including architecture. sculpture. panel paintings. book illuminations. as well as icons. mosaics and cloisonne work is now being assessed at its true worth and is known to have made a powerful impression on the West. This study shows how the two halves of the Roman Empire. the Christians in Rome and the Orthodox Christians in the East. adapted the art of classical antiquity to new conditions. Subjects; Christian art and symbolism — To 500. Christian art and symbolism — Medieval. (500-1500). Art. Byzantine. Art. Early Christian. Art. Christian. Visual arts — (500-1499). visual arts. Dates covered: (500-1499). History of art: (c 500 CE to c 1400). (c 500 CE to c 1000 CE) ; (c 1000 CE to c 1500). Art / History / General. Genre; Illustrated. ISBN: 0906969913. Weight in Kg appr.:

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