Discipuli dona ferentes: Glimpses of Byzantium in Honour of Marlia Mundell Mango (Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization) (Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization, 11)

"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."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ("Table of Contents", "Introduction", "Acknowledgements", "Publications of Marlia Mundell Mango"), p. i Free Access Of People, Animals, Goods and The Networks That Linked Them The Pelion Peninsula – Byzantine Port Networks along Inhospitable Coastlines, p. 3 Alkiviadis Ginalis https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113950 A River Runs Through It: The Role of the Tigris and Euphrates in Transport and Communication in Late Antiquity, p. 37 Marlena Whiting https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113951 Reconstructing the Road Network of the Byzantine Periphery: Medieval Cyprus as Paradigm, p. 69 Tassos Papacostas https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113952 Animal and Zoonotic Diseases in the Ancient and Late Antique Mediterranean: Three Case Studies, p. 99 Michael Decker https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113953 The Possibility of Sericulture in Byzantine Cappadocia, p. 119 J. Eric Cooper https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113954 Of Daily Life and Its Paraphernalia Late Antique Diadems: The Extant Material, p. 151 Yvonne Petrina https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113955 Medieval Byzantine Furniture, p. 181 Maria Parani https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113956 Experiencing the Exotic: Cheetahs in Medieval Byzantium, p. 223 Anthousa Papagiannaki https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113957 Of Art and Identity The Monastery of Mor Barṣawmo in the Ṭur ʿAbdin: Artistic Continuities and Encounters, p. 261 Elif Keser-Kayaalp https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113958 What’s in a Name? Constantinople’s Lost ‘Golden Gate’ Reconsidered, p. 291 Georges Kazan https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113959 The Imperial Image in Middle Byzantine Sculpture: Some Lesser-Known Marble Relief Fragments from Constantinople, p. 321 Simon Davies https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113960 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 - With an Appendix by Marina Bazzani and Natalija Ristovska, p. 363 Natalija Ristovska https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SBHC-EB.5.113961 Back Matter ("Abstracts", "List of Contributors", "Index"), p. 447 "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