Format:
1 online resource (267 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781409431688
Content:
Constantine of Rhodes's tenth-century poem is an account of public monuments in Constantinople and of the Church of the Holy Apostles. On one level, the poem offers an account of what was visible but it cannot be read as a straightforward description. Rather, Constantine's work offers insights into Byzantine perceptions of works of art. This book supersedes the two previous editions of the poem, both dating to 1896, and provides the first full translation of the text. It consists of a new Greek edition of Constantine's poem, with an introductory essay, prepared by Ioannis Vassis, and a translation and commentary by a group of scholars headed by Liz James. Liz James also contributes an extensive discussion of the two distinct parts of the poem, the city monuments and the Church of the Holy Apostles.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Section I: The Poem -- 1 Introduction to the Greek Edition -- 2 Text and Translation -- Index nominum -- Index verborum notabilium -- 3 Commentary on the Translation -- Section II: Constantine of Rhodes's Poem and Art History, by Liz James -- 4 The Poet and the Poem -- 5 'A partial account of the statues of the city and its high and very great columns' -- 6 The Church of the Holy Apostles: Fact and Fantasy, Descriptions and Reconstructions -- 7 In Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409431671
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781409431671
Language:
English
Keywords:
Constantinus Rhodius 875-944
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Konstantinopel
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Apostelkirche Konstantinopel
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Architektur
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Geschichte 930-944
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Electronic books
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