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Image, Epigram, And Nature In Middle Byzantine Personal Devotion, Brad Hostetler Apr 2017

Image, Epigram, And Nature In Middle Byzantine Personal Devotion, Brad Hostetler

Brad Hostetler

In Nectar and Illusion, Henry Maguire examines Byzantium's ambiguous relationship with nature in both art and literature. He demonstrates that after Iconoclasm, visual representations of the terrestrial world displayed in public settings were in "a constant tension between acceptance and denial," but "tended to flourish most abundantly in relatively inconspicuous locations," such as on small private objects. I build upon Maguire's work by examining the ways in which nature was invoked, represented, and utilized through epigrams, images, and materials in personal devotional contexts in the Middle Byzantine period.


Time And Again: Early Medieval Chronography And The Recurring Holy First-Created Day Of George Synkellos, Jesse W. Torgerson Dec 2015

Time And Again: Early Medieval Chronography And The Recurring Holy First-Created Day Of George Synkellos, Jesse W. Torgerson

Jesse W Torgerson

A literary and philosophical analysis of George Synkellos' (d. 810) historical vision in his 'Chronography'. The article argues that, despite the apparent disciplinary paradox, George Synkellos' vision of history coherently drew together an Aristotelian conception of time with his own exegesis of the scriptures, and a contemporary theology of the encounter with the divine in liturgical worship.


"From The Many, One? The Shared Manuscripts Of The Chronicle Of Theophanes And The Chronography Of Synkellos," Studies In Theophanes (Travaux Et Mémoires 19) Paris, 2015: Pp. 93-117, Jesse Torgerson Dec 2014

"From The Many, One? The Shared Manuscripts Of The Chronicle Of Theophanes And The Chronography Of Synkellos," Studies In Theophanes (Travaux Et Mémoires 19) Paris, 2015: Pp. 93-117, Jesse Torgerson

Jesse W Torgerson

A survey of the surviving medieval manuscripts of two monumental (in their own time) and extremely important (for scholars today) historical works produced in Constantinople and its environs between 808-815: the Chronography of George Synkellos and the Chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor.
The article argues that, based on the surviving evidence, the two works were not read separately but as a single Account of the World ("Universal History" or "Chronography"). That is, in every surviving manuscript there is evidence that the works originally circulated in the same manuscript codices (books) where they were joined back-to-back. What this means for how …


Arqueología Del Poblamiento De Un Territorio Del Mediterráneo Occidental (Alicante, España) En Época Tardo-Antigua. Un Espacio Activo Sin Ciudad Archaeology Of Settlement About A Territory Of The Mediterranean Occidental (Alicante, Spain) In Late Antiquity. Space Active Without City, Pablo Rosser Phd. Jan 2014

Arqueología Del Poblamiento De Un Territorio Del Mediterráneo Occidental (Alicante, España) En Época Tardo-Antigua. Un Espacio Activo Sin Ciudad Archaeology Of Settlement About A Territory Of The Mediterranean Occidental (Alicante, Spain) In Late Antiquity. Space Active Without City, Pablo Rosser Phd.

pablo rosser

Resumen Este artículo plantea una propuesta de fases cronológicas para la antigüedad tardía en el término municipal de Alicante, sobre la base de un pormenorizado estudio arqueológico de sus yacimientos arqueológicos excavados, su estratigrafía, su registro material y las dataciones absolutas, analizadas en el contexto geo-político de la zona en donde se circunscribe. Palabras clave: Alicante, antigüedad tardía, necrópolis, comercio, cristianismo, urbanismo. SUMMARY: This article presents a proposal for chronological phases to late antiquity in the town of Alicante, on the basis of a detailed archaeological survey of archaeological sites excavated, its stratigraphy, the material record and absolute dating, analyzed …


Myth Materialized: Thirteenth Century Additions To The West Façade Of San Marco And Their Value In Venetian History Making, Michelle Reynolds Nov 2012

Myth Materialized: Thirteenth Century Additions To The West Façade Of San Marco And Their Value In Venetian History Making, Michelle Reynolds

Michelle Reynolds

The focus of this paper is on the basilica of San Marco in Venice and its relationship to the political and social culture in which it was erected. Looking directly at the set of four horses placed high above the five main entrances and the mosaics of the transfer of Saint Mark’s relics to Venice which originally decorated these portals in the thirteenth century, this paper looks to discover connections between these rather unique designs and stylistic choices and the unique sense of identity the Venetians had long perpetuated. The two different groups of works illuminate deliberate stylistic connections to …


The Limburg Staurotheke: A Reassessment, Brad Hostetler Dec 2011

The Limburg Staurotheke: A Reassessment, Brad Hostetler

Brad Hostetler

No abstract provided.


The Iconography Of Text: The Placement Of An Inscription On A Middle Byzantine Reliquary, Brad Hostetler Dec 2010

The Iconography Of Text: The Placement Of An Inscription On A Middle Byzantine Reliquary, Brad Hostetler

Brad Hostetler

No abstract provided.


William Wake's Byzantine Manuscripts: Notes On Provenance, Jesse Torgerson Dec 2008

William Wake's Byzantine Manuscripts: Notes On Provenance, Jesse Torgerson

Jesse W Torgerson

No abstract provided.


Unusual Burials And Necrophobia: An Insight Into The Burial Archaeology Of Fear, Anastasia Tsaliki Dec 2007

Unusual Burials And Necrophobia: An Insight Into The Burial Archaeology Of Fear, Anastasia Tsaliki

Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD

No abstract provided.


Spine Pathology And Disability At Lesbos, Greece, Anastasia Tsaliki Feb 2004

Spine Pathology And Disability At Lesbos, Greece, Anastasia Tsaliki

Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD

No abstract provided.


"Vampiri" A Trani. Metti Un Masso Sul Morto Iapigio, Giacomo Annibaldis Mar 2002

"Vampiri" A Trani. Metti Un Masso Sul Morto Iapigio, Giacomo Annibaldis

Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD

No abstract provided.


Environment And Archaeology. Β - Visiting The Excavation Of The Neolithic Settlement At Poussi-Kalogeri (In Greek), Anastasia Tsaliki, Lilian Karali Dec 1994

Environment And Archaeology. Β - Visiting The Excavation Of The Neolithic Settlement At Poussi-Kalogeri (In Greek), Anastasia Tsaliki, Lilian Karali

Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD

No abstract provided.