Byzantium and Islam : age of transition, 7th-9th century / edited by Helen C. Evans, with Brandie Ratliff.
2012
N6250 .B965 2012
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Title
Byzantium and Islam : age of transition, 7th-9th century / edited by Helen C. Evans, with Brandie Ratliff.
ISBN
9781588394576 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
1588394573 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
9781588394583 (Metropolitan Museum of Art : pbk.)
1588394581 (Metropolitan Museum of Art : pbk.)
9780300179507 (Yale University Press)
0300179502 (Yale University Press)
1588394573 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
9781588394583 (Metropolitan Museum of Art : pbk.)
1588394581 (Metropolitan Museum of Art : pbk.)
9780300179507 (Yale University Press)
0300179502 (Yale University Press)
Imprint
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven [Conn.] : Distributed by Yale University Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 332 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm.
Call Number
N6250 .B965 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
949.501
Summary
This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade{u2014}embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published{u2014} highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.
Note
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Byzantium and Islam : age of transition (7th-9th century), held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, March 14-July 8, 2012.
This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade{u2014}embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published{u2014} highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.
This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade{u2014}embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published{u2014} highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Ratliff, Brandie.
Evans, Helen C.
Evans, Helen C.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents
Byzantium
Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition (7th-9th century) / Helen C. Evans
Commerce
"Ornaments of excellence" from "the miserable gains of commerce" luxury art and Byzantine culture / Thelma K. Thomas
Islam
Country estates, material culture, and the celebration of princely life: Islamic art and the secular domain / Anna Ballian.
Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition (7th-9th century) / Helen C. Evans
Commerce
"Ornaments of excellence" from "the miserable gains of commerce" luxury art and Byzantine culture / Thelma K. Thomas
Islam
Country estates, material culture, and the celebration of princely life: Islamic art and the secular domain / Anna Ballian.