Byzantium rediscovered
By: J.B. Bullen.
Publisher: Phaidon
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Themes, motives.; Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Themes, motives.; Art, Modern -- Byzantine influences.
Description: "Although the Byzantine style was never widely popular, it was nevertheless important and influential. The legacy of Byzantium was interpreted in many different ways and used to promote different aims. Professor Bullen's original and pioneering interdisciplinary study presents the first coherent account of the varied manifestations of Byzantinism in Germany, Austria, France, Britain and America. The book is richly illustrated not only with original Byzantine models and the works they inspired, but also with reproductions from the finely illustrated publications that played an important role in their own right in promoting Byzantium as an ideal. Covering politics, religion and literature as well as the arts, this is an exemplary study in cultural history, providing real insight into the interplay of ideas and forms."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.
Subtitle on spine: The Byzantine revival in Europe and America.