Guide to Byzantine Art

• Main Author: McClanan , Anne (Author)
• Other Authors: Freeman, Evan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Smarthistory [2021]
• Series: Open textbook library.
• Subjects: Humanities > Textbooks; Arts > Textbooks; History > Textbooks
• Online Access: Access online version

The “Beginner’s guide” introduces foundational concepts, such as the chronology of Byzantine history, sacred imagery, and wearable objects. Subsequent sections are arranged chronologically, covering the Early Byzantine period (c. 330–700), the Iconoclastic Controversy (c. 700s–843), the Middle Byzan...