{"product_id":"heaven-on-earth-linda-safran-9780271016702","title":"Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis easily accessible volume, which grew out of a series of lectures presented at the Smithsonian Institution in 1991, aims to provide a coherent introduction to Byzantine culture with a focus on the interconnected realms of art and religion. The eight participants have revised their lectures into chapters on Byzantine history, theology, icons and icon theory, church architecture, monumental painting, silver church furnishings, illustrated liturgical books, and pilgrimage. In addition to presenting current research on this range of topics, the chapters each contribute original scholarship from authors who are recognized experts in their respective fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Introduction, by Linda Safran, deals with views and definitions of Byzantium over the course of its long history and considers why that civilization deserves our attention today. It underscores the essential unifying role of the Orthodox religion in a vast and fluid empire and clarifies how the experiential aspects of that religion--churches, liturgy, church arts and imagery, religious travel--open a window into Byzantine culture. Throughout the book, the past is made vivid by considering what Byzantine believers heard and said and did, as well as what they saw. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's chapters are cross-referenced and are complemented both by endnotes that cite primary and secondary sources and by \"Suggestions for Further Reading\" that include English and foreign-language references. There is no comparable art history text that combines this high-caliber range of current scholarship with more than 250 illustrations, including 16 pages of color plates, to introduce Byzantine culture to a broad readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors are Joseph Alchermes, Susan A. Boyd, Anna Kartsonis, Henry Maguire, Robert Ousterhout, Eric D. Perl, Nancy Patterson Sevčenko, and Gary Vikan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Safran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271016701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271016702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.91h x 8.41w x 0.66d","brand":"Linda Safran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075992613119,"sku":"9780271016702","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30f3dd52-2969-44ab-a808-863f4f557ebe.jpg?v=1685462582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heaven-on-earth-linda-safran-9780271016702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}