Discipuli dona ferentes : glimpses of Byzantium in honour of Marlia Mundell Mango / edited by Tassos Papacostas & Maria Parani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mango, Marlia Mundell, honouree.

Papacostas, Tassos C., editor.

Parani, Maria G., editor.

Series:

Byzantios ; 11.

Byzantios : studies in Byzantine history and civilization ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mango, Marlia Mundell--Bibliography.

Mango, Marlia Mundell.

Byzantine Empire--History.

Byzantine Empire.

History.

Byzantine Empire--Civilization.

Civilization.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

xxx, 486 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Glimpses of Byzantium in honour of Marlia Mundell Mango

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2017]

Language Note:

Contributions in English; abstracts in English.

Summary:

"From sailing down the Euphrates to hunting with cheetahs in Constantinople, the studies collected in this volume offer engaging and often challenging new perspectives on aspects of Byzantine art and archaeology in honour of Marlia Mundell Mango. In recognition and celebration of the achievements of Marlia (Maria Cordelia) Mundell Mango as a researcher and as a teacher, twelve of her doctoral students offer her this volume of collected essays, showcasing recent research in Byzantine archaeology and material culture studies. The essays are divided into three sections. The first comprises studies on Byzantine economy, shipping, road networks, production and trade from Late Antiquity down to the time of the Crusades. The studies in the second part discuss facets of the material culture and the lifestyle especially of the upper social strata in the Byzantine Empire, while those of the final section explore aspects of artistic creativity in the lands of the empire. Taken together, these diverse studies offer 'glimpses' into the Byzantine economy and trade, lifestyle and religion, ideology and identity, artistic creativity and its impact beyond the Byzantine frontier, illustrating a variety of methodological approaches and pointing towards new directions for future research. Their wide chronological, geographic and thematic coverage is in itself a tribute to Marlia Mango's breadth of knowledge and a reflection of her far-ranging research interests."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

The Pelion Peninsula: Byzantine Port Networks along Inhospitable Coastlines / Alkiviadis Ginalis

A River Runs Through It: The Role of the Tigris and Euphrates in Transport and Communication in Late Antiquity / Marlena Whiting

Reconstructing the Road Network of the Byzantine Periphery: Medieval Cyprus as Paradigm / Tassos Papacostas

Animal and Zoonotic Diseases in the Ancient and Late Antique Mediterranean: Three Case Studies / Michael Decker

The Possibility of Sericulture in Byzantine Cappadocia / J. Eric Cooper

Late Antique Diadems: The Extant Material / Yvonne Petrina

Medieval Byzantine Furniture / Maria Parani

Experiencing the Exotic: Cheetahs in Medieval Byzantium / Anthousa Papagiannaki

The Monastery of Mor Barṣawmo in the Ṭur 'Abdin: Artistic Continuities and Encounters / Elif Keser-Kayaalp

What's in a Name? Constantinople's Lost 'Golden Gate' Reconsidered / Georges Kazan

The Imperial Image in Middle Byzantine Sculpture: Some Lesser-Known Marble Relief Fragments from Constantinople / Simon Davies

Medieval Byzantium in the Context of Artistic Interchange between East and West: The Illuminating Example of the Inlaid Brass Door at Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls in Rome / Natalija Ristovska

Appendix. The Historical Inscriptiond on the Inlaid Brass Door at Saint Paul Outside-the Walls in Rome / by Marina Bazzani and Natalija Ristovska

Abstracts.

Notes:

"Publications of Marlia Mundell Mango": Pages xxi-xxx.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

2503575854

9782503575858

OCLC:

993760610