Early Christian And Byzantine Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: John Beckwith
Binding: Paperback
Published: Penguin Books., 1979
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This scholarly work chronicles the evolution and characteristics of artistic expression during the formative centuries of Christianity and the enduring Byzantine Empire. It presents a comprehensive analysis of mosaics, architecture, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts, illustrating their theological underpinnings and cultural significance. The author meticulously details the stylistic shifts and iconographic developments that defined these influential eras. Readers will gain a profound understanding of how spiritual beliefs shaped visual culture across a vast geographical and temporal span.
Author: John Beckwith
Binding: Paperback
Published: Penguin Books., 1979
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This scholarly work chronicles the evolution and characteristics of artistic expression during the formative centuries of Christianity and the enduring Byzantine Empire. It presents a comprehensive analysis of mosaics, architecture, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts, illustrating their theological underpinnings and cultural significance. The author meticulously details the stylistic shifts and iconographic developments that defined these influential eras. Readers will gain a profound understanding of how spiritual beliefs shaped visual culture across a vast geographical and temporal span.