The Oxford handbook of Byzantine studies / edited by Elizabeth Jeffreys with John Haldon and Robin Cormack.
| Other author | Jeffreys, Elizabeth. |
| Other author | Haldon, John F. |
| Other author | Cormack, Robin. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xxix, 1021 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford handbooks Oxford handbooks. ^A611862 |
| Contents | Byzantine Studies as an academic discipline / Elizabeth Jeffreys, John Haldon, Robin Cormack -- Instrumenta : Tools for the study of the discipline : Primary sources / John Haldon -- Chronology and dating / Anthony Bryer -- Late Roman and Byzantine weights and weighing equipment / Christopher Entwistle -- Archaeology -- / James Crow -- Critical approaches to art history / Leslie Brubaker -- Iconography / Kathleen Corrigan -- Literary criticism / Panagiotis A. Agapitos -- Textual criticism / Michael Jeffreys -- Lexicography and electronic textual resources / Erich Trapp -- Greek palaeography / Nigel Wilson -- Papyrology / Todd Hickey -- Documents : Imperial chrysobulls / Andreas E. Muller -- Athos / Rosemary Morris -- Venetian Crete / Sally McKee -- Epigraphy / Cyril Mango -- Sigillography / John Nesbitt -- Numismatics / Eurydike Georganteli -- Prosopography / Dion Smythe -- Dendrochronology / Peter Ian Kuniholm -- Brickstamps / Jonathan Bardill -- Topography of Constantinople / Cecily Hennessy -- |
| Contents | The political geography of the Byzantine world : Geographical survey / Mark Whittow -- Political-historical survey : c.250-518 / Geoffrey Greatrex -- 518-800 / John Haldon -- 800-1204 / Catherine Holmes -- 1204-1453 / Angeliki Laiou -- Communications: Roads and bridges / Klaus Belke -- Population, demography, and disease / Dionysios Stathakopoulos -- Settlement : Towns and cities / Helen Saradi -- The village / Alan Harvey -- Buildings and their decoration : Building materials and techniques / Jonathan Bardill -- Churches and monasteries / Robert Ousterhout -- Secular and military buildings / Charalambos Bakirtzis -- Wall-paintings and mosaics / Robin Cormack -- Production, manufacture, and technology : Agriculture and agricultural technology / Michael Decker -- Fabrics and clothing / Maria Parani -- Silk production / David Jacoby -- Ceramics / Pamela Armstrong -- Metalwork / Marlia Mundell Mango -- Ivory, steatite, enamel, and glass / Anthony Cutler -- Book production / John Lowden -- Military technology and warfare / John Haldon -- Shipping and seafaring / John Pryor -- Everyday technologies / Michael Decker -- |
| Contents | Hierarchies : Emperor and court / Jeffrey Featherstone -- Bureaucracy and aristocracies / Jean-Claude Cheynet -- Clergy, monks, and laity / Mary Cunningham -- The State : Structures and administration / John Haldon -- The army / John Haldon -- Revenues and expenditure / Wolfram Brandes, John Haldon -- The Church : Structures and administration / Michael Angold, Michael Whitby -- The episcopal councils in the East / Clarence Gallagher -- The two Churches / Clarence Gallagher-- Liturgy / Robert Taft -- Monasticism and monasteries / John McGuckin -- Charitable institutions / Timothy Miller -- The economy / Alan Harvey -- Society : The Role of women / Liz James -- Families and kinship / Ruth Macrides -- Patronage and retinues / Gunter Prinzing -- Food, wine, and feasting / Anthony Bryer -- Entertainments, theatre, and hippodrome / Charlotte Roueche -- Health, hygiene, and healing / Peregrine Horden -- Justice : Legal literature / Bernard Stolte -- The spiritual world : Byzantine theology / Andrew Louth -- Philosophies / Katerina Ierodiakonou, Dominic O'Meara -- The symbolic world : Art and text / Henry Maguire -- Art and liturgy / Nancy P. Ševčenko -- Art and pilgrimage / Jas Elsner -- Art and iconoclasm / Robin Cormack -- Icons / Maria Vassilaki -- Art and the periphery / Antony Eastmond -- Language, education, and literacy -- Language / Geoffrey Horrocks -- Education / Athanasios Markopoulos -- Literacy / Michael Jeffreys -- Numeracy and science / Anne Tihon -- Libraries / Nigel Wilson -- Literature : Rhetoric / Elizabeth Jeffreys -- Historiography / Michael Angold, Michael Whitby -- Theological literature / Andrew Louth -- Hagiography / Alice-Mary Talbot -- Homilies / Mary Cunningham -- Epistolography / Margaret Mullett -- Poetry and romances / Wolfram Horandner -- Military texts / Eric McGeer -- Music / Alexander Lingas -- Byzantium and its neighbours / James Howard-Johnston -- Byzantium's role in world history / Cyril Mango -- Appendices : Rulers -- Patriarchs and popes |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008024466 |
| ISBN | 9780199252466 |
| ISBN | 0199252467 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DF552 .O93 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |