Subtle Bodies
Subtitle: Representing Angels in Byzantium (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: February 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780520224056
Subjects: Byzantine art; Religious subjects depicted in art; History - General; Byzantine Empire; Subjects & Themes - Religious; Ancient Greece - History; Greek Literature; Art & Art Instruction; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Art; Christianity - Theology - Angelology; Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology; History - Ancient & Classical; Art / General; Iconoclasm; Angels in art; Angels; Biblical teaching; History
First sentence: Angel, literally "messenger" can designated all manner of negotiation between heaven and earth and refer to any member of God's spiritual host.