Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (14) (English, French and German Edition)

The present volume contains the papers from the 12th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography, held at the State Ermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, May 27-30, 2019. The papers discuss seals as historical sources and archaeological findings, presenting their role in the Byzantine prosopography, administration, historical geography and art history. Front Matter 1 Seals from the Basilica of St John the Theologian in Ayasuluk. Vera Bulgurlu 17 Unpublished Byzantine Lead Seals from the Acquisitions of the Athens Numismatic Museum Collections. Ioanna Koltsida-Makre and Yorka Nikolaou 35 Lead Seal of John VIII Palaiologos from Rhodes. Nikolaos Mastrochristos 49 A Selection of Important Seals from the Private Collection of Zafeiris Syrras. Christos Stavrakos and Zafeiris Syrras 59 The Office of oikistikos: A Re-examination of the Sigillary Material and an Unpublished Lead Seal from Konstantinos Kalantzes’ Collection. Andreas Gkoutzioukostas 73 The Byzantine Eastern Frontier in the 1070s. Werner Seibt 83 Auch der georgische Aristokrat Vač‛e Lip’arit’ emigrierte in der zweiten Hälfte des 11. Jahrhunderts in das Byzantinische Reich. Werner Seibt 95 The Bulla of Joseph, metropolitan of Rosia. Michael N. Boutyrski 101 Les sceaux du bureau du génikon hors des frontières de l’Empire. Jean-Claude Cheynet 105 A Collection of Byzantine Seals from Velikij Novgorod. Elena Stepanova, Piotr Gaydukov and Oleg Oleynikov 121 Byzantium and Beyond: Siegel aus Skandinavien. Alexandra-Kyriaki Wassiliou-Seibt and Volker Hilberg 135 Sigillographic Evidence for Early Byzantine Jerusalem Pilgrimage. Gert Boersema 151 Nutzen und Grenzen der RTI-Fotografie am Beispiel von zwei stark beschädigten byzantinischen Bleisiegeln. Maria Teresa Catalano 161 Integrated Management of Lead Seals: The Case of the Numismatic Museum, Athens-Greece. George Kakavas and Eleni Kontou 173 Back Matter 187 The main part of the volume include themes presented at the 12th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography (St. Petersburg, 28-30 May 2019), especially material from excavations or seal collections. In addition, the volume also hosts articles promoting our knowledge concerning the the prosopography, administration, history and iconography of Byzantium (página VII) "The main part of the volume include themes presented at the 12th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography (St Petersburg, 28-30 May 2019), especiall material from excavations or seal collections. In addition, the volume also hosts articles promoting our knowledge concerning the administraiton, prosopography, history and iconography of Byzantium"--Foreword