Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Me... more Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Meer und mit mehreren Aufsätzen zur Wandmalerei im spätantik-frühbyzantinischen Ägypten einen Namen gemacht. Sie ist nicht die erste und auch nicht die einzige Person, die sich mit dem sog. Roten Kloster (d.h. der Kirche von Dayr Anbā Bīšūy, dem „Red Monastery“ bei Sūhāg in Oberägypten) beschäftigt hat. Zu ihren Vorgängern gehören prominente Kenner der ägyptischen Kunst der Spätantike wie William de Bock,Ugo Monneret de Villard, Alfred Butler, Somers Clarke,1 Richard Krautheimer, André Grabar, Anastasios Orlandos, Friedrich Wilhelm Deichmann, Peter Grossmann, Hans-Georg Severin sowie zwei universitäre Teams,2 die sich mit den Klosterbauten auseinandersetzten (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt und Università di Roma Tre). Da in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Gelehrte die Klöster von Sohag besucht haben, entspricht die Äußerung von Frau Bolman, dass das „Red Monastery and its church were virtually unknown“ (281)3 nicht ganz den Tatsachen. Es gelang ihr jedoch, ihr Forschungsprojekt mit der „United States Agency for International Development“ und dem „American Research Center in Egypt“ zu vernetzen und damit einen respektablen, hauptsächlich amerikanischen, Mitarbeiterstab zu gewinnen. Die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung von Seiten der USAID ermöglichte nicht nur eine reiche Ausstattung der Publikation mit zahlreichen, ausgezeichneten Farbbildern, sondern auch und vor allem eine professionelle Restaurierung der Wandmalereien, die in den erprobten Händen italienischer Restauratoren lag (Adriano Luzi, Luigi De Cesaris, Alberto Sucato, Emiliano Ricchi). Die Präsenz von Wandmalereien in Dayr Anbā Bīšūy war von der Forschung stets zur Kenntnis
Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Me... more Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Meer und mit mehreren Aufsätzen zur Wandmalerei im spätantik-frühbyzantinischen Ägypten einen Namen gemacht. Sie ist nicht die erste und auch nicht die einzige Person, die sich mit dem sog. Roten Kloster (d.h. der Kirche von Dayr Anbā Bīšūy, dem „Red Monastery“ bei Sūhāg in Oberägypten) beschäftigt hat. Zu ihren Vorgängern gehören prominente Kenner der ägyptischen Kunst der Spätantike wie William de Bock,Ugo Monneret de Villard, Alfred Butler, Somers Clarke,1 Richard Krautheimer, André Grabar, Anastasios Orlandos, Friedrich Wilhelm Deichmann, Peter Grossmann, Hans-Georg Severin sowie zwei universitäre Teams,2 die sich mit den Klosterbauten auseinandersetzten (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt und Università di Roma Tre). Da in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Gelehrte die Klöster von Sohag besucht haben, entspricht die Äußerung von Frau Bolman, dass das „Red Monastery and its church were virtually unknown“ (281)3 nicht ganz den Tatsachen. Es gelang ihr jedoch, ihr Forschungsprojekt mit der „United States Agency for International Development“ und dem „American Research Center in Egypt“ zu vernetzen und damit einen respektablen, hauptsächlich amerikanischen, Mitarbeiterstab zu gewinnen. Die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung von Seiten der USAID ermöglichte nicht nur eine reiche Ausstattung der Publikation mit zahlreichen, ausgezeichneten Farbbildern, sondern auch und vor allem eine professionelle Restaurierung der Wandmalereien, die in den erprobten Händen italienischer Restauratoren lag (Adriano Luzi, Luigi De Cesaris, Alberto Sucato, Emiliano Ricchi). Die Präsenz von Wandmalereien in Dayr Anbā Bīšūy war von der Forschung stets zur Kenntnis
... A Byzantine government in exile: Government and society under the Laskarids of Nicaea, 1204-1... more ... A Byzantine government in exile: Government and society under the Laskarids of Nicaea, 1204-1261. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Angold, Michael. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press (London). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1975. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0198218540 ...
... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor&#x27... more ... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor's palace. ...Thessaloniki doesn't have quite the same concentration of early medieval monuments, but there is ... large early Christian basilica; the Cathedral of St Sophia, built in the middle of the ...
The case studies in this book, by historians, archaeologists and literary scholars, draw a varied... more The case studies in this book, by historians, archaeologists and literary scholars, draw a varied image of the protean Greek city. They cover all periods of Greek civilisation and deal not only with the iconic cities of Athens and Constantinople, but also with Antioch, Jerusalem, Thessalonica, and smaller towns in Asia Minor, Crete and the Balkans. The Greek city is studied as a material reality, as an ideological construct, and as the representational setting of literature. Recurrent themes and issues can be subsumed under the following oppositions: continuity/change, multiculturalism/ethnocentrism, metropolis/provincialism, communal identity/individuality. The fourteen papers are organised in three chronological groups, coinciding more or less with thematic and methodological units. The first part essentially deals with the history and archaeology of ancient poleis. The second part covers the Byzantine and Ottoman periods; it includes two literary-rhetorical studies and three disc...
Page 1. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. , No. , October . Printed in the United Kingdom #... more Page 1. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. , No. , October . Printed in the United Kingdom # Cambridge University Press Reviews Die PaW pste. Von Petrus zu Johannes Paul II. By Horst Fuhrmann. Pp. incl. ills. Munich: CH Beck, DM . ...
... Manuel I Comnenus achieved this in 1166, when the Orthodox patriarch Athanasius III was allow... more ... Manuel I Comnenus achieved this in 1166, when the Orthodox patriarch Athanasius III was allowed to return to the cathedral of St Page 3. GREEKS AND LATINS AFTER 1204 65 Peter. His Latin rival was forced to leave the city of Antioch. ...
assumed and of the parish's continued vitality in spite (or perhaps because) of the rise in m... more assumed and of the parish's continued vitality in spite (or perhaps because) of the rise in mass and gild foundations, which recall recent conclusions derived from English material, suggest the existence of common ground. The only drawbacks to the volume are formal: the lack of a subject index, an essential tool in making the most of such a comparative venture, and the poor quality of the binding. Overall though, this has been a very worthwhile project; its main themes deserve to be developed.
In 992 Basil II encouraged their activities by reducing the tolls on their ships paid for passage... more In 992 Basil II encouraged their activities by reducing the tolls on their ships paid for passage through the Hellespont to Constantinople. The effect was to favour Constantinople's role as the clearing house of Mediterranean trade. It underlined Constantinople's position as the cross-roads of the medieval world. This brought the Byzantine empire great opportunities. In the twenty-five years following Basil II's death the Byzantine empire had lost direction and momentum. The changing political conditions along the Byzantine frontiers would have alerted the imperial government to one of the disadvantages of the military expansionism espoused by Basil II. Constantine Monomachos's reign was pivotal. Education was at the heart of Constantine Monomachos's reforms. By 1095 Alexios had pacified the Balkans, brought peace to the church and restored sound government. Antioch was vital to Alexios' plans for the recovery of Anatolia from the Turks.
... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor&#x27... more ... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor's palace. ...Thessaloniki doesn't have quite the same concentration of early medieval monuments, but there is ... large early Christian basilica; the Cathedral of St Sophia, built in the middle of the ...
The Orthodox Liturgy. The development of the eucharistic liturgy in the Byzantine rite. By Hugh W... more The Orthodox Liturgy. The development of the eucharistic liturgy in the Byzantine rite. By Hugh Wybrew. Pp. x+ 189. London: SPCK, 1989. £8.95. o 281 04416 3 For those not brought up in the tradition the Orthodox liturgy is perplexing. It is partly that there are features that Western observers find troubling: the apparently passive role of the congregation, for instance. It is also its complexity and lack of a clear shape. Going counter to this is the conviction among many Byzantinists that the liturgy provides a key to the understanding of the Byzantine mentality and way of life. Since historians are not usually experts on the liturgy, there is a need for clear guidance. This is exactly what this admirable book provides. In typical Byzantine fashion the liturgy was constantly evolving by a bewildering process of addition and subtraction, of accretion and disintegration. A degree of uniformity and stability only came from the seventeenth century with the printing of the service books. There never was a standard liturgy, just as there was never a standard monastic rule, at Byzantium. However, there are a series of influential commentaries on the liturgy, most notably the Ecclesiastical History of the Patriarch Germanus (715-30) and the Divine Liturgy of Nicholas Cabasilas (mid-fourteenth century), which provided authoritative guides. These allow the author to chart the changing shape and meaning of the liturgy. Increasingly it took on the character of a double service: one in the sanctuary conducted by the priest, but inaudible and often invisible to the congregation; the other in the main body of the church conducted by a deacon for the benefit of the congregation. The key points of the liturgy are those moments when the priest makes his appearance before the congregation from within the sanctuary. It is as though the priest was orchestrating a sacred drama, of which the congregation was just an audience, but conscious of the spiritual benefits they obtained. This lack of participation held the danger that the liturgy would become the preserve of an ecclesiastical elite. The author emphasises the importance of the work of the Patriarch Germanus with its stress on the liturgy as essential for a process of salvation rather than one of deification, and therefore of as much concern to the laity as to the priestly and monastic orders. We owe to Germanus the famous description of the church as 'heaven on earth, where the God of heaven dwells and moves'. The icons and decoration of the church were a necessary accompaniment of the liturgy, and the author provides excellent descriptions of the changing setting in which the liturgy was celebrated. The basilica gave way to the centrally planned, domed church. The sanctuary which had been open to the rest of the church was increasingly cut off by a screen. Narrative cycles yielded to a scheme of decoration which emphasised that the church was a microcosm of heaven and earth, a stage where Christ's life and purpose could be re-enacted. In other words, the author succeeds not only in providing a description of the services and an interpretation of their meaning, but also in placing the liturgy in its full context of the life of the Church.
... Basil featured in a number of historical and literary works at the time of the &#... more ... Basil featured in a number of historical and literary works at the time of the 'Macedonian Struggle'(1904-8). In the nineteenth century Basil was considered a ... Seeing his troops returning mutilated, the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil died of a heart attack, and in victory Basil was hailed ...
Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Me... more Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Meer und mit mehreren Aufsätzen zur Wandmalerei im spätantik-frühbyzantinischen Ägypten einen Namen gemacht. Sie ist nicht die erste und auch nicht die einzige Person, die sich mit dem sog. Roten Kloster (d.h. der Kirche von Dayr Anbā Bīšūy, dem „Red Monastery“ bei Sūhāg in Oberägypten) beschäftigt hat. Zu ihren Vorgängern gehören prominente Kenner der ägyptischen Kunst der Spätantike wie William de Bock,Ugo Monneret de Villard, Alfred Butler, Somers Clarke,1 Richard Krautheimer, André Grabar, Anastasios Orlandos, Friedrich Wilhelm Deichmann, Peter Grossmann, Hans-Georg Severin sowie zwei universitäre Teams,2 die sich mit den Klosterbauten auseinandersetzten (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt und Università di Roma Tre). Da in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Gelehrte die Klöster von Sohag besucht haben, entspricht die Äußerung von Frau Bolman, dass das „Red Monastery and its church were virtually unknown“ (281)3 nicht ganz den Tatsachen. Es gelang ihr jedoch, ihr Forschungsprojekt mit der „United States Agency for International Development“ und dem „American Research Center in Egypt“ zu vernetzen und damit einen respektablen, hauptsächlich amerikanischen, Mitarbeiterstab zu gewinnen. Die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung von Seiten der USAID ermöglichte nicht nur eine reiche Ausstattung der Publikation mit zahlreichen, ausgezeichneten Farbbildern, sondern auch und vor allem eine professionelle Restaurierung der Wandmalereien, die in den erprobten Händen italienischer Restauratoren lag (Adriano Luzi, Luigi De Cesaris, Alberto Sucato, Emiliano Ricchi). Die Präsenz von Wandmalereien in Dayr Anbā Bīšūy war von der Forschung stets zur Kenntnis
Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Me... more Elizabeth Bolman hat sich mit einer Monographie über die Malereien im Antoniuskloster am Roten Meer und mit mehreren Aufsätzen zur Wandmalerei im spätantik-frühbyzantinischen Ägypten einen Namen gemacht. Sie ist nicht die erste und auch nicht die einzige Person, die sich mit dem sog. Roten Kloster (d.h. der Kirche von Dayr Anbā Bīšūy, dem „Red Monastery“ bei Sūhāg in Oberägypten) beschäftigt hat. Zu ihren Vorgängern gehören prominente Kenner der ägyptischen Kunst der Spätantike wie William de Bock,Ugo Monneret de Villard, Alfred Butler, Somers Clarke,1 Richard Krautheimer, André Grabar, Anastasios Orlandos, Friedrich Wilhelm Deichmann, Peter Grossmann, Hans-Georg Severin sowie zwei universitäre Teams,2 die sich mit den Klosterbauten auseinandersetzten (Technische Hochschule Darmstadt und Università di Roma Tre). Da in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Gelehrte die Klöster von Sohag besucht haben, entspricht die Äußerung von Frau Bolman, dass das „Red Monastery and its church were virtually unknown“ (281)3 nicht ganz den Tatsachen. Es gelang ihr jedoch, ihr Forschungsprojekt mit der „United States Agency for International Development“ und dem „American Research Center in Egypt“ zu vernetzen und damit einen respektablen, hauptsächlich amerikanischen, Mitarbeiterstab zu gewinnen. Die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung von Seiten der USAID ermöglichte nicht nur eine reiche Ausstattung der Publikation mit zahlreichen, ausgezeichneten Farbbildern, sondern auch und vor allem eine professionelle Restaurierung der Wandmalereien, die in den erprobten Händen italienischer Restauratoren lag (Adriano Luzi, Luigi De Cesaris, Alberto Sucato, Emiliano Ricchi). Die Präsenz von Wandmalereien in Dayr Anbā Bīšūy war von der Forschung stets zur Kenntnis
... A Byzantine government in exile: Government and society under the Laskarids of Nicaea, 1204-1... more ... A Byzantine government in exile: Government and society under the Laskarids of Nicaea, 1204-1261. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Angold, Michael. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press (London). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1975. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0198218540 ...
... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor&#x27... more ... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor's palace. ...Thessaloniki doesn't have quite the same concentration of early medieval monuments, but there is ... large early Christian basilica; the Cathedral of St Sophia, built in the middle of the ...
The case studies in this book, by historians, archaeologists and literary scholars, draw a varied... more The case studies in this book, by historians, archaeologists and literary scholars, draw a varied image of the protean Greek city. They cover all periods of Greek civilisation and deal not only with the iconic cities of Athens and Constantinople, but also with Antioch, Jerusalem, Thessalonica, and smaller towns in Asia Minor, Crete and the Balkans. The Greek city is studied as a material reality, as an ideological construct, and as the representational setting of literature. Recurrent themes and issues can be subsumed under the following oppositions: continuity/change, multiculturalism/ethnocentrism, metropolis/provincialism, communal identity/individuality. The fourteen papers are organised in three chronological groups, coinciding more or less with thematic and methodological units. The first part essentially deals with the history and archaeology of ancient poleis. The second part covers the Byzantine and Ottoman periods; it includes two literary-rhetorical studies and three disc...
Page 1. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. , No. , October . Printed in the United Kingdom #... more Page 1. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. , No. , October . Printed in the United Kingdom # Cambridge University Press Reviews Die PaW pste. Von Petrus zu Johannes Paul II. By Horst Fuhrmann. Pp. incl. ills. Munich: CH Beck, DM . ...
... Manuel I Comnenus achieved this in 1166, when the Orthodox patriarch Athanasius III was allow... more ... Manuel I Comnenus achieved this in 1166, when the Orthodox patriarch Athanasius III was allowed to return to the cathedral of St Page 3. GREEKS AND LATINS AFTER 1204 65 Peter. His Latin rival was forced to leave the city of Antioch. ...
assumed and of the parish's continued vitality in spite (or perhaps because) of the rise in m... more assumed and of the parish's continued vitality in spite (or perhaps because) of the rise in mass and gild foundations, which recall recent conclusions derived from English material, suggest the existence of common ground. The only drawbacks to the volume are formal: the lack of a subject index, an essential tool in making the most of such a comparative venture, and the poor quality of the binding. Overall though, this has been a very worthwhile project; its main themes deserve to be developed.
In 992 Basil II encouraged their activities by reducing the tolls on their ships paid for passage... more In 992 Basil II encouraged their activities by reducing the tolls on their ships paid for passage through the Hellespont to Constantinople. The effect was to favour Constantinople's role as the clearing house of Mediterranean trade. It underlined Constantinople's position as the cross-roads of the medieval world. This brought the Byzantine empire great opportunities. In the twenty-five years following Basil II's death the Byzantine empire had lost direction and momentum. The changing political conditions along the Byzantine frontiers would have alerted the imperial government to one of the disadvantages of the military expansionism espoused by Basil II. Constantine Monomachos's reign was pivotal. Education was at the heart of Constantine Monomachos's reforms. By 1095 Alexios had pacified the Balkans, brought peace to the church and restored sound government. Antioch was vital to Alexios' plans for the recovery of Anatolia from the Turks.
... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor&#x27... more ... to San Appollinare Nuovo you can still make out the facade of the Byzantine governor's palace. ...Thessaloniki doesn't have quite the same concentration of early medieval monuments, but there is ... large early Christian basilica; the Cathedral of St Sophia, built in the middle of the ...
The Orthodox Liturgy. The development of the eucharistic liturgy in the Byzantine rite. By Hugh W... more The Orthodox Liturgy. The development of the eucharistic liturgy in the Byzantine rite. By Hugh Wybrew. Pp. x+ 189. London: SPCK, 1989. £8.95. o 281 04416 3 For those not brought up in the tradition the Orthodox liturgy is perplexing. It is partly that there are features that Western observers find troubling: the apparently passive role of the congregation, for instance. It is also its complexity and lack of a clear shape. Going counter to this is the conviction among many Byzantinists that the liturgy provides a key to the understanding of the Byzantine mentality and way of life. Since historians are not usually experts on the liturgy, there is a need for clear guidance. This is exactly what this admirable book provides. In typical Byzantine fashion the liturgy was constantly evolving by a bewildering process of addition and subtraction, of accretion and disintegration. A degree of uniformity and stability only came from the seventeenth century with the printing of the service books. There never was a standard liturgy, just as there was never a standard monastic rule, at Byzantium. However, there are a series of influential commentaries on the liturgy, most notably the Ecclesiastical History of the Patriarch Germanus (715-30) and the Divine Liturgy of Nicholas Cabasilas (mid-fourteenth century), which provided authoritative guides. These allow the author to chart the changing shape and meaning of the liturgy. Increasingly it took on the character of a double service: one in the sanctuary conducted by the priest, but inaudible and often invisible to the congregation; the other in the main body of the church conducted by a deacon for the benefit of the congregation. The key points of the liturgy are those moments when the priest makes his appearance before the congregation from within the sanctuary. It is as though the priest was orchestrating a sacred drama, of which the congregation was just an audience, but conscious of the spiritual benefits they obtained. This lack of participation held the danger that the liturgy would become the preserve of an ecclesiastical elite. The author emphasises the importance of the work of the Patriarch Germanus with its stress on the liturgy as essential for a process of salvation rather than one of deification, and therefore of as much concern to the laity as to the priestly and monastic orders. We owe to Germanus the famous description of the church as 'heaven on earth, where the God of heaven dwells and moves'. The icons and decoration of the church were a necessary accompaniment of the liturgy, and the author provides excellent descriptions of the changing setting in which the liturgy was celebrated. The basilica gave way to the centrally planned, domed church. The sanctuary which had been open to the rest of the church was increasingly cut off by a screen. Narrative cycles yielded to a scheme of decoration which emphasised that the church was a microcosm of heaven and earth, a stage where Christ's life and purpose could be re-enacted. In other words, the author succeeds not only in providing a description of the services and an interpretation of their meaning, but also in placing the liturgy in its full context of the life of the Church.
... Basil featured in a number of historical and literary works at the time of the &#... more ... Basil featured in a number of historical and literary works at the time of the 'Macedonian Struggle'(1904-8). In the nineteenth century Basil was considered a ... Seeing his troops returning mutilated, the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil died of a heart attack, and in victory Basil was hailed ...
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