Mathews, Thomas F.
Byzantium : from Antiquity to the Renaissance Thomas F. Mathews - London Yale University Press 1998 - 176 Pages PB 23x16 cm
Include Colour Illustrations, Bibliography and Index
With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this title explores the Byzantine empire's vast range of artistic splendours that informed the art of modern Europe. It emphasizes that the Byzantines' interest in humanism and painting the human figure became the essential bridge between classical and renaissance Europe.
9780300167665
Art, Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
Civilization
949.502
Byzantium : from Antiquity to the Renaissance Thomas F. Mathews - London Yale University Press 1998 - 176 Pages PB 23x16 cm
Include Colour Illustrations, Bibliography and Index
With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this title explores the Byzantine empire's vast range of artistic splendours that informed the art of modern Europe. It emphasizes that the Byzantines' interest in humanism and painting the human figure became the essential bridge between classical and renaissance Europe.
9780300167665
Art, Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
Civilization
949.502