Byzantium, Eastern Christendom and Islam Vol. II : Art at the Crossroads of the Medieval Mediterranean, Volume II
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1899828230
ISBN-13
9781899828234
Publisher
Pindar Press
Imprint
Pindar Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 2000
Print length
416 Pages
Weight
1,038 grams
Dimensions
17.80 x 24.20 x 2.70 cms
Ksh 17,250.00
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These two volumes explore the role of visual arts and architecture in the cultural exchange between medieval Christian and Muslim societies in the eastern Mediterranean. The focus is on Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Vol. I covers Byzantine and Egyptian Christian art, while Vol. II studies Syrian Christian art and the art of the Crusader states.
The central theme of the articles reproduced in these two volumes is the role of the visual arts and architecture in the cultural interaction between medieval societies, Christian and Muslim, in the eastern Mediterranean. Visual forms of production and communication amongst Christian communities themselves, and between Christian and Muslim, are discussed within their specific social and political contexts. Placing the emphasis on areas which passed between Christian and Muslim raises questions of the formation of identities as well as the relationship of the periphery to the centre. Focusing on the areas of Egypt, Syria and Palestine in relation to Byzantium, Islam, and the West provides a framework for consideration of particular issues, especially the identity of particular communities. The core of the work considers the period between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, when these areas were at the centre of eastern Mediterranean politics, and seeks to interpret little known evidence in the light of political and cultural circumstances with an interdisciplinary approach as its starting point. Vol. I features papers on the legacy of Byzantine art, and the medieval Christian art of Egypt. Vol. II covers the Christian art of Medieval Syria, and the art of the Crusader states.
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