Figure and Likeness: On the Limits of Representation in Byzantine Iconoclasm
Author:   Charles Barber
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691091778


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 October 2002
Format:   Hardback
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Figure and Likeness: On the Limits of Representation in Byzantine Iconoclasm


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Author:   Charles Barber
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780691091778


ISBN 10:   0691091773
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 October 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction 7 1. Matter and Memory 13 2. Icon and Idol 39 3. Truth and Economy 61 4. Figure and Sign 83 5. Form and Likeness 107 6. Word and Image 125 Conclusion 138 Abbreviations 140 Notes 141 Bibliography 175 Acknowledgments 201 Index 203 Photography Credits 207

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Lucid, concise, and accessible even to nonspecialists. -- Bissera V. Pentacheva, CAA Reviews There has not been a good general overview of Byzantine iconoclasm and image theory from the point of view of art history. Charles Barber has now produced the latter book, an elegantly written and lucidly argued essay... Charles Barber has succeeded admirably in interpreting ... sometimes difficult texts and relating them to the discipline of art history. -- Robert S. Nelson, Art Bulletin


Lucid, concise, and accessible even to nonspecialists. -- Bissera V. Pentacheva, CAA Reviews There has not been a good general overview of Byzantine iconoclasm and image theory from the point of view of art history. Charles Barber has now produced the latter book, an elegantly written and lucidly argued essay... Charles Barber has succeeded admirably in interpreting ... sometimes difficult texts and relating them to the discipline of art history. -- Robert S. Nelson, Art Bulletin


Lucid, concise, and accessible even to nonspecialists. -- Bissera V. Pentacheva CAA Reviews There has not been a good general overview of Byzantine iconoclasm and image theory from the point of view of art history. Charles Barber has now produced the latter book, an elegantly written and lucidly argued essay... Charles Barber has succeeded admirably in interpreting ... sometimes difficult texts and relating them to the discipline of art history. -- Robert S. Nelson Art Bulletin


Lucid, concise, and accessible even to nonspecialists. -- Bissera V. Pentacheva CAA Reviews There has not been a good general overview of Byzantine iconoclasm and image theory from the point of view of art history. Charles Barber has now produced the latter book, an elegantly written and lucidly argued essay... Charles Barber has succeeded admirably in interpreting ... sometimes difficult texts and relating them to the discipline of art history. -- Robert S. Nelson Art Bulletin


Author Information

Charles Barber is Associate Professor of Art, Art History, and Design at the University of Notre Dame. He has published ""The Theodore Psalter (British Library Add. 19352): A CD-ROM Facsimile"".

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