{"product_id":"2026100009669-secondhand-byzantine-art-in-the-collections-of-soviet-museums","title":"Byzantine Art In The Collections Of Soviet Museums","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: enlarged ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificent treasury of sacred imagery and imperial splendour, Byzantine Art in the Collections of Soviet Museums presents one of the most comprehensive surveys of Byzantine artistic achievement ever assembled from the vast holdings of Soviet-era institutions. The volume chronicles an extraordinary range of works — from luminous icons and intricate mosaics to illuminated manuscripts and exquisite jewellery — spanning the long arc of Byzantine civilisation from the 4th century through the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Each artefact is presented with scholarly rigour, situating the objects within the theological, political, and cultural currents that gave rise to one of history's most distinctive and enduring visual traditions.\n\nPublished by Aurora Art Publishers of Leningrad, this landmark volume stands as a testament to the depth of Byzantine collections preserved within Russian museums, many of which were acquired through centuries of close religious and political ties between Byzantium and the Orthodox Slavic world. The book's scholarly apparatus illuminates the iconographic programmes and technical mastery that defined Byzantine artistry, revealing how this tradition shaped the visual language of the entire Christian East. For scholars, collectors, and devotees of sacred art alike, it poses a quietly urgent question: how much of Byzantium's radiant legacy still waits to be rediscovered in the storerooms of the former Soviet world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203112804571,"sku":"2026100009669-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f873d577-fc01-4e39-835d-cb83e3c6e145.png?v=1788144094","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009669-secondhand-byzantine-art-in-the-collections-of-soviet-museums","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}