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020 $a9781108418591$qhardcover$qalkaline paper
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035 $a(OCoLC)on1037033494
035 $a(OCoLC)1037033494
035 $a(NNC)13700279
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050 00 $aN7592$b.F73 2018
082 00 $a709.02/14$223
100 1 $aFranses, Rico,$eauthor.
245 10 $aDonor portraits in Byzantine art :$bthe vicissitudes of contact between human and divine /$cRico Franses, American University of Beirut.
264 1 $aCambridge, United Kingdom ;$aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c2018.
264 4 $c©2018
300 $axiii, 247 pages ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 $aThis book explores the range of images in Byzantine art known as donor portraits. It concentrates on the distinctive, supplicatory contact shown between ordinary, mortal figures and their holy, supernatural interlocutors. The topic is approached from a range of perspectives, including art history, theology, structuralist and post-structuralist anthropological theory, and contemporary symbol and metaphor theory. Rico Franses argues that the term 'donor portraits' is inappropriate for the category of images to which it conventionally refers and proposes an alternative title for the category, contact portraits. He contends that the most important feature of the scenes consists in the active role that they play within the belief systems of the supplicants. They are best conceived of not simply as passive expressions of stable, pre-existing ideas and concepts, but as dynamic proponents in a fraught, constantly shifting landscape. The book is important for all scholars and students of Byzantine art and religion.
650 0 $aPortraits, Byzantine.
650 0 $aBenefactors in art.
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xReligious life and customs.
650 7 $aBenefactors in art.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01902522
650 7 $aPortraits, Byzantine.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01072352
651 7 $aByzantine Empire.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01209292
852 00 $bfaxlc$hN7592$i.F73 2018