Medieval Cyprus [Hardcover]

Nancy Patterson Sevcenko (Author), Christopher Frederick Moss (Author)

Book Description

Series: Publications of the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princ | Publication Date: August 2, 1999

The fourteen studies in this volume provide focused views of Cyprus' artistic evolution in this period, beginning with an archaelogical report on early Christian graves built into abandoned Pagan tombs in the fifth century and ending with an essay on the extravagant Venetian-style Cypriot frescoes of the sixteenth century. In between are a wide range of studies of Byzantine Cypriot architecture, stone carvings, frescoes, icons, illuminated manuscripts, and ceramics. The contributors draw on these works to reopen questions on whether artistic influences were provincial or metroploitan and to disentangle the many medieval cultural traditions. The volume also contains an assessment of the Greek scholar Doula Mouriki's contribution to the study of Byzantine art and a bibliography of her many publications.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nancy P. Sevcenko is Visiting Instructor in the Department of History at Rutgers University. Christopher Moss is Editor of Publications in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (August 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691007357
• ISBN-13: 978-0691007359
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
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