Elena N. Boeck (Chicago DePaul University)

Broschiertes Buch

The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople

Beschreibung

The Byzantine empire's bronze horseman towered over Constantinople, assumed new identities, spawned conflicting narratives, and acquired international acclaim. This engrossing and pioneering biography demonstrates that the colossal, the exceptional, and the stationary can help us understand a global middle ages.

Autor

Elena N. Boeck is Professor of History of Art and Architecture at DePaul University. Her publications explore intellectual exchange in the Mediterranean and unconventional, fascinating forms of engagement with Byzantium's legacy. She is the author of Imagining the Byzantine Past: The Perception of History in the Illustrated Manuscripts of Skylitzes and Manasses (Cambridge 2015). She held appointments as the Excellence Initiative Professor at Radboud University, and Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 906g
• ISBN-13: 9781316647646
• ISBN-10: 1316647641
• Artikelnr.: 64222085