Rice, David Talbot, 1903-1972.

Art of the Byzantine era / David Talbot Rice.

London : Thames and Hudson, 1986 repr, 1963.

286 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

One of the greatest authorities in the field chronicles the opulence of Byzantine art from the reign of Justinian (527-565) to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. With plates that depict stupendous architectural works, frescoes, mosaics, chalices and bejeweled gospel covers, to name a few, the book provides a masterly survey of an art of magnificence and power. Drawing on extensive scholarly research as well as his own travels to the rock churches of Cappadocia and Cicilia, the monastic communities in the mountains of northern Greece and Yugoslavia, the author illuminates the astounding works of art within a culture that celebrated art as material proof of their dominance over the Mediterranean states. 247 illustrations, 64 in colour.

0500200041 (paperback)
9780500200049 (paperback)

Art, Byzantine.
Architecture, Byzantine.
Mosaics, Byzantine.
Mural painting and decoration, Byzantine.
Art byzantin.
Architecture byzantine.
Mosaïque byzantine.
Art Byzantine Empire.

World of art (Thames and Hudson)

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 68345
Cote: ID:86-B10210
Statut: Disponible