Author: Athens, Greece: Benaki Museum, Oct. 20, 2000 to Jan. 20, 2001
Title: Mother of God: Representations of the Virgin in Byzantine Art
Description: Atherns / Milan, Benaki Museum / Skira, 2000. Softcover. Black wraps. 531 pp. 86+ color plates. Edited by Maria Vassilaki. Beautiful illustrations. Contents as follows: pt. 1. On the Cult and Theology of the Virgin. The Early Cult of the Virgin / Averil Cameron. Constantinople as Theotokoupolis / Cyril Mango. The Mother of God in the Iconoclastic Controversy / Niki Tsironis. The Maternal Side of the Virgin / Ioli Kalavrezou. Miracle-Working Icons of the Mother of God / Alexei Lidov. The Virgin Mary in the Texts of the Gospels / Savvas Agouridis. On the Information Concerning the Virgin Mary Contained in the Apocryphal Gospels / Ioannis Karavidopoulos -- pt. 2. Representing the Virgin. With the Paintbrush of the Evangelist Luke / Michele Bacci. The Mother of God in Apse Mosaics / Robin Cormack. The Mother of God in the Mosaics of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople / Robin Cormack. The Mother of God in Wall-Paintings / Euthymios Tsigaridas. The Mother of God in Portable Icons / Chryssanthi Baltoyanni. The Mother of God in Illuminated Manuscripts / Nancy Sevcenko. The Mother of God in Ivory / Anthony Cutler. The Mother of God in Enamel / David Buckton. The Mother of God in Steatite / Ioli Kalavrezou. The Mother of God in Metalwork: Silver Plate and Revetments / Marlia Mundell Mango. The Mother of God on Coins and Lead Seals / Vasso Penna. The Mother of God in Coptic Textiles / Marie-Helene Rutschowscaya. The Mother of God in Jewellery / Aimilia Yeroulanou. The Mother of God in Sculpture / Katia Loverdou-Tsigarida -- pt. 3. The Catalogue. Sect. 1. Early Representations of the Mother of God / Charles Barber. Sect. 2. The Cult of the Mother of God in Private / Henry Maguire. Sect. 3. The Mother of God in Public / Annemarie Weyl Carr. Sect. 4. The Veneration of the Virgin Hodegetria and the Hodegon Monastery / Christine Angelidi and Titos Papamastorakis. Sect. 5. Between East and West / Valentino Pace. Sect. 6. Representations of the Virgin and Their Association with the Passion of Christ / Maria Vassilaki and Niki Tsironis. VG/VG dustjacket is in mylar. Exlibrary with small label at base of dustjacket, ownership stamp at top and bottom of text block, labels inside rear cover. Very clean copy overall, appears unused .

Keywords: European Art ; Byzantine Art ; ; Museum Exhibitions - European Art


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