Perceptions of Byzantium and its neighbors : (843-1261) : the Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia / (843-1261) : the Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia

Perceptions Of Byzantium / Ihor Ševčenko -- Byzantine Monasticism And The Liturgical Arts / Alice-mary Talbot -- The Panagiarion Of Alexios Komnenos Angelos And Middle Byzantine Painting / Yuri Piatnitsky -- On The Symbolism Of Classical Antique Images In Middle Byzantine Art: A Cameo With A Mythological Symbol / Vera N. Zalesskaya -- The State Of Research On The Monomachos Crown And Some Further Thoughts / Etele Kiss -- The Artukid Bowl: Courtly Art In The Middle Byzantine Period And Its Relation To The Islamic East / Thomas Steppan -- The Icon Of Saint George, With Scenes From His Life, From The Town Of Mariupol' / Liudmyla Milyaeva -- The Earliest Surviving Icons From Bulgaria / Elka Bakalova -- Between Byzantium And Rome: Manuscripts From Southern Italy / Guglielmo Cavallo -- Church Architecture In Greece During The Middle Byzantine Period / Panayotis L. Vocotopoulos -- Nubia, Egypt, And Byzantium / Włodzimierz Godlewski -- The History Of Georgian-byzantine Relations / Nodar Lomouri -- Georgia And The Byzantine World: Artistic Aspects / Kitty Matchabeli. Edited By Olenka Z. Pevny. Papers Delivered At A Symposium Held May 23-25, 1997, At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art In Conjunction With The Exhibition Glory Of Byzantium. Includes Bibliographical References. In this volume, scholars from around the world examine Byzantine art. They discuss its guiding principles and the rich variety of its forms, viewing it as an expression of the complexity and intensity of Byzantium's relations to its neighbours.