Byzantine hagiographical texts as sources on art

Author

Kazhdan, Alexander; Maguire, Henry

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Dumbarton Oaks papers. 1991, Vol. 45, p. 1-22, 37 ill.

ISSN

0070-7546

Abstract (en)

Remarks based on a partial survey of texts in which art objects are occasionally mentioned. Topics addressed are: the external appearance of people; verisimilitude; icon theory; the social function of images; and sculpture and the minor arts. Appended list of hagiographic texts mentioned in the article and their dates ca.4th-12th cs.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400
• Art
• 300-1200
• Hagiography
• Byzantine
• Portraits
• Icons
• Society

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400
• Art
• 300-1200
• Hagiographie
• Byzantin (art)
• Portrait
• Icône
• Société

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428062

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