by JohnLowden (Author)
John Lowden provides an authoritative account of early Christian and Byzantine art from the third century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. From the grandest public buildings to the smallest personal items, it was - and still is - an art of extraordinary directness, but also of mystery and transcendence. Lowden explains how and why early Christian and Byzantine art was made and used, and situates it within the controversies of its time.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 450
Edition: 1
Publisher: Phaidon
Published: 24 Apr 1997
ISBN 10: 0714831689
ISBN 13: 9780714831688
Book Overview: Published to coincide with a major exhibition - The Glory of Byzantium - at the Metroplitan Museum of Art in New York; March - July 1997.