Byzantium and Islam by Helen C Evans

Byzantium and Islam by Helen C Evans

A groundbreaking investigation of the extraordinary art and material culture of the southern provinces of the Byzantine Empire during the momentous 7th to 9th century

“Groundbreaking scholarship. . has gone into the catalog. . . [it is] an outstanding introduction to the transition from late Antiquity to Islam.”—Peter Brown, New York Review of Books -- Peter Brown * New York Review of Books *

“[An] important exhibition book.”—The New York Times

* The New York Times *

“[The catalog is] a beautiful and quite sumptuous work of original scholarship.”—The New Criterion

* The New Criterion *
Winner of the 2014 World Book Award in the field of Islamic Studies, given by the Islamic Republic of Iran. -- World Book Award * Islamic Republic of Iran *

Helen C. Evans is Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator for Byzantine Art in the Department of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brandie Ratliff is research associate for Byzantine Art in the Department of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780300179507
ISBN 10	0300179502
Title	Byzantium and Islam
Author	Helen C Evans
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2012-04-24
Number of pages	352
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