Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, 7th - 9th Century

Edited by Helen Evans and Brandie Ratliff; Contributors to the Catalogue: Iman Abdulfattah, Ladan Akbarnia, Heather Badamo, Jennifer Ball, Anna Ballian, Dominique Benazeth, Elizabeth Bolman, Lisa Brody, Gudrun Buhl, Ana Cabrera, Kathrin Colburn, Kathleen Corrigan, Anastasia Drandaki, Helen Evans, Stephen Fine, Finbarr Barry Flood, Cacilia Fluck, Rebecca Foote, Clive Foss, Sidney Griffith, Stefan Heidemann, Anatoly Ivanov, Hieromonk Justin of Sinai, Nancy Khalek, Linda Komaroff, Annie Labatt, Maria Mavroudi, Gabriele Mietke, Mina Moraitou, Alexander Nagel, Olga Oscharina, Yuri Piatnitsky, Brandie Ratliff, Mariam Rosser-Owen, Robert Schick, Yitzchak Schwartz, Annemarie Stauffer, Karen Stern, Thelma Thomas, Elizabetta Valtz Fino, Olga Vasilyev

ISBN 10: 0300179502 / ISBN 13: 9780300179507

Published by Yale University Press, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New Haven, Connecticut / London, England, 2012

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xx, 331 pp. Catalogue of the Exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 14 March - 08 July 2012.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, 7th - 9th Century
• Publisher: Yale University Press, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New Haven, Connecticut / London, England
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300179502
• ISBN 13: 9780300179507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
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Synopsis

This groundbreaking volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the seventh to the ninth century. As the period opened, the Empire's southern provinces—the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean—were at the crossroads of trade routes reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the ninth century, an unprecedented cross-fertilization of cultures had taken place.

This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life by leading international scholars, their writings accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade—embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published—highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the evolving Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, Byzantium and Islam provides a revelatory interpretation of a period with profound ramifications for the modern era.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art(03/12/12-07/08/12)

About the Author

Helen C. Evans is Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator for Byzantine Art in the Department of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brandie Ratliff is research associate for Byzantine Art in the Department of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.