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1 online resource (xxxv, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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Oxford studies in Byzantium |
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Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Liturgical vestments in the Orthodox Church. The vestments of the Byzantine Rite described -- Moving pictures : embroidered vestments and the iconography of the church interior -- Liturgical mystagogy and the embodied image -- Part 2. Liturgical vestments in Byzantine society. Earthly rivalry : imperial and ecclesiastical dress -- As it is in heaven : vesture and the unseen world -- Conclusions -- Appendix A. Handlist of embroidered vestments to c.1500 -- Appendix B. Embroidered vestments described in Byzantine texts -- Appendix C. Vesting prayers according to the Textus receptus of the Greek Rite |
| Summary |
In spite of the Orthodox liturgy's reputation for resistance to change, Byzantine liturgical dress underwent a period of extraordinary elaboration from the end of the eleventh century onwards. As part of this development, embroideries depicting holy figures and scenes began to appear on the vestments of the clergy. Examining the surviving Byzantine vestments in conjunction with contemporary visual and textual evidence, Woodfin relates their embroidered imagery both to the program of images used in churches, and to the hierarchical code of dress prevailing in the imperial court. Both sets of vi |
| Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-325) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Church vestments -- Orthodox Eastern Church.
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Ecclesiastical embroidery, Byzantine.
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Christian art and symbolism -- Byzantine Empire
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- Administration.
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Christian art and symbolism
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Church vestments -- Orthodox Eastern Church
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Ecclesiastical embroidery, Byzantine
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Byzantine Empire
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191618604 |
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0191618608 |
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9781280594151 |
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1280594152 |
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9780191808302 |
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019180830X |
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