Byzantium and Islam by Helen C Evans

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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

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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
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.