Vision and Meaning in Ninth-Century Byzantium: Image as Exegesis in the Homilies

Description: Vision and Meaning in Ninth-Century Byzantium by Leslie Brubaker Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A study of the use of visual imagery in the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus. Publisher Description The Byzantines used imagery to communicate a wide range of issues. In the context of Iconoclasm - the debate about the legitimacy of religious art conducted between c. 730 and 843 - Byzantine authors claimed that images could express certain ideas better than words. The Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus, produced in Constantinople around 880 for the emperor Basil I as a gift from the patriarch Photios, demonstrates this idea. The manuscript includes forty-six full page miniatures, most of which do not directly illustrate the text they accompany, but provide a visual commentary on that text. Vision and Meaning in Ninth-Century Byzantium deals with how such visual communication worked, and examines the types of messages that the pictures could convey to contemporaries. It also considers the issue of how written and visual communication differ in more general terms. Author Biography Leslie Brubaker is Professor of Byzantine Art History, University of Birmingham. Details ISBN 0521621534 ISBN-13 9780521621533 Title Vision and Meaning in Ninth-Century Byzantium Author Leslie Brubaker Format Hardcover Year 1999 Pages 568 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:97438814; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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