Female Founders in Byzantium and Beyond

• Main Author: Theis, Lioba (auth)
• Other Authors: Savage, Metthew (auth), Fingarova, Galina (auth), Grünbart, Michael (auth), Mullett, Margaret (auth), Aurenhammer, Hans (Editor), Schwarz, Michael Viktor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Byzantium; Donation/Foundation; Gender; Art; Architecture; Byzanz; Stiftung; Kunst; Architektur; Byzantine Empire
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This volume presents the results of a scholarly meeting which focused on the patronage of women in the Byzantine Empire. In their scope, the articles address broadly not only the founding or re-founding of churches and monasteries, but also their rich decoration, as well as numerous smaller donation...