Serbia and Byzantium: Proceedings of the International Conference Held on 15 December 2008 at the University of Cologne (Studien und Texte zur Byzantinistik)

The Papers Assembled In This Volume Are Devoted To Various Aspects Of Cross-cultural Encounter Between Medieval Serbia And The Byzantine Empire. The Volume Includes Case Studies Addressing Art-historical, Architectural And Numismatic Questions, As Well As Critical Discussions Of Traditional Historiographies Which Demonstrate The Need For A Reassessment Of Established Scholarly Opinions And Methodologies. The Volume Aims At Embedding Medieval Serbia In A Broader Historical Landscape Beyond Ideological Boundaries-- Architecture In Byzantium, Serbia And The Balkans Through The Lenses Of Modern Historiography / Slobodan Ćurčić -- Studenica : A New Perspective? / Jelena Erdeljan -- Serbian And Byzantine Coinage / Vujadin Ivanišević -- Principles Of The Representation Of The Founder's (ktetor's) Architecture In Serbian Medieval And Byzantine Art / Čedomila Marinković -- The Character And Nature Of Byzantine Influence In Serbia (from The End Of The Eleventh To The End Of The Thirteenth Century) : Reality, Policy, Ideology / Vlada Stanković. Mabi Angar, Claudia Sode (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References. Contents: Slobodan Ćurčić: Architecture in Byzantium, Serbia and the Balkans Through the Lenses of Modern Historiography – Jelena Erdeljan: Studenica. A New Perspective? – Vujadin Ivanišević: Serbian and Byzantine Coinage – Čedomila Marinković: Principles of the Representation of the Founder’s (ktetor’s) Architecture in Serbian Medieval and Byzantine Art – Vlada Stanković: The Character and Nature of Byzantine Influence in Serbia (from the End of the Eleventh to the End of the Thirteenth Century): Reality – Policy – Ideology. This volume is a collection of papers dealing with cross-cultural relations between Serbia and Byzantium during the Middle Ages. The book includes historical and art-historical case studies as well as critical reassessments of the modern historiography of medieval Serbia.