A complete survey of the representation of the Virgin in Byzantine art through a wide selection of works in all media. Icons, illuminated manuscripts, ivories, metalworks, marble reliefs and textiles, dating from the 6th to the 14th century coming from the Benaki Museum in Athens and from many other major public and private collections worldwide. This is the most original and up-to-date publication on the subject, in which art-historical, historical, iconographic and theological issues are brought together for the first ...
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A complete survey of the representation of the Virgin in Byzantine art through a wide selection of works in all media. Icons, illuminated manuscripts, ivories, metalworks, marble reliefs and textiles, dating from the 6th to the 14th century coming from the Benaki Museum in Athens and from many other major public and private collections worldwide. This is the most original and up-to-date publication on the subject, in which art-historical, historical, iconographic and theological issues are brought together for the first time in an effort to cover all aspects of the cult and representation of the Mother of God.
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VG/VG dustjacket is in mylar. Exlibrary with small label at base of dustjacket, ownership stamp at top and bottom of text block, labels inside rear cover. Very clean copy overall, appears unused. Black wraps. 531 pp. 86+ color plates. Edited by Maria Vassilaki. Beautiful illustrations. Contents as follows: pt. 1. On the Cult and Theology of the Virgin. The Early Cult of the Virgin / Averil Cameron. Constantinople as Theotokoupolis / Cyril Mango. The Mother of God in the Iconoclastic Controversy / Niki Tsironis. The Maternal Side of the Virgin / Ioli Kalavrezou. Miracle-Working Icons of the Mother of God / Alexei Lidov. The Virgin Mary in the Texts of the Gospels / Savvas Agouridis. On the Information Concerning the Virgin Mary Contained in the Apocryphal Gospels / Ioannis Karavidopoulos--pt. 2. Representing the Virgin. With the Paintbrush of the Evangelist Luke / Michele Bacci. The Mother of God in Apse Mosaics / Robin Cormack. The Mother of God in the Mosaics of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople / Robin Cormack. The Mother of God in Wall-Paintings / Euthymios Tsigaridas. The Mother of God in Portable Icons / Chryssanthi Baltoyanni. The Mother of God in Illuminated Manuscripts / Nancy Sevcenko. The Mother of God in Ivory / Anthony Cutler. The Mother of God in Enamel / David Buckton. The Mother of God in Steatite / Ioli Kalavrezou. The Mother of God in Metalwork: Silver Plate and Revetments / Marlia Mundell Mango. The Mother of God on Coins and Lead Seals / Vasso Penna. The Mother of God in Coptic Textiles / Marie-Helene Rutschowscaya. The Mother of God in Jewellery / Aimilia Yeroulanou. The Mother of God in Sculpture / Katia Loverdou-Tsigarida--pt. 3. The Catalogue. Sect. 1. Early Representations of the Mother of God / Charles Barber. Sect. 2. The Cult of the Mother of God in Private / Henry Maguire. Sect. 3. The Mother of God in Public / Annemarie Weyl Carr. Sect. 4. The Veneration of the Virgin Hodegetria and the Hodegon Monastery / Christine Angelidi and Titos Papamastorakis. Sect. 5. Between East and West / Valentino Pace. Sect. 6. Representations of the Virgin and Their Association with the Passion of Christ / Maria Vassilaki and Niki Tsironis.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book DJ colorful and clean, mylar lightly taped to edge of DJ, internally bright and clean, Photographs bright and clean throughout. First Edition and published in Italy (2000) First Printing.
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FINE in Fine jacket. 4to, 529 pp. 4to, brown hard covers. Color plates and in-text illustrations. Pristine copy, entirely clean and sharp in like dust jacket.
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Very Good Minus in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn with a few tiny edge-tears, but is overall clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Clean boards with minor edgewear; Unblemished textblock edges; Minor age-related yellowing to the endpapers, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); 7.1 lbs (Heavy); Mural illustration to the dust jacket with title in white lettering; 2000, Skira Publishing; 531 pages; "Mother of God, " by Maria Vassilaki.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.