Art of the Byzantine Era by David Talbot Rice

Art of the Byzantine Era by David Talbot Rice

For the people of Byzantium, their architectural works, frescoes, mosaics, ivories, chalices, bejewelled gospel covers and qlany other opulent works of art were the material proof of their greatness and power over the Mediterranean states. The vast range of these riches is illustrated in this complete account of Byzantine art from the reign of Justinian to the fall of Constantinople. David Talbot Rice, one of the greatest authorities on Byzantine art, travelled as far afield as the rock churches of Cappadocia and Cilicia, the tufa monuments of Armenia and Georgia, and the thirteenth-century ceramic factories of Bulgaria, now buried in the alluvial mud of the Danube. His book is a masterly survey of an art of magnificence and power that belonged to a great and sophisticated society.

'A scholarly guide to the art of the period ' - Daily Telegraph
'Useful.. convenient ... authoritative ' - The Times Educational Supplement

David Talbot Rice, one of the greatest authorities on Byzantine art, travelled as far afield as the rock churches of Cappadocia and Cilicia, the tufa monuments of Armenia and Georgia, and the thirteenth-century ceramic factories of Bulgaria, now buried in the alluvial mud of the Danube. His book is a masterly survey of an art of magnificence and power that belonged to a great and sophisticated society.

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ISBN 13	9780500200049
ISBN 10	0500200041
Title	Art of the Byzantine Era
Author	David Talbot Rice
Series	World Of Art
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	1963-04-29
Number of pages	288
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