{"product_id":"cyprus-and-the-balance-of-empires-9780897570732","title":"Cyprus and the Balance of Empires","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 491 and 1191 AD, Cyprus was influenced by various political and cultural centres that vied for dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean. This collection of essays primarily focuses on the island's archaeology when it was governed by the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ...In this volume, each essay offers some valuable perspective or suggestion that contributes to our broader understanding of the art, history, and archaeology of late antique, Byzantine, and medieval Cyprus.\u003cbr\u003e Review of Biblical Literature, 8.18.16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beautifully and extensively illustrated throughout, the strengths of this collection lie in the impressively long periods covered and the inclusion of binary approaches such as urban\/rural life (Rautman), interior\/exterior view of the islands (Papacostas) and religious\/secular life (Parani). Much recommended.\u003cbr\u003e Medieval Archaeology, Vol 59 (2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 – The Significance of the Basilica at \u003cem\u003eAgioi Pente \u003c\/em\u003eof Yeroskipou   \u003cem\u003eDemetrios Michaelides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2\u003cem\u003e – \u003c\/em\u003eA Brief History of Byzantine Archaeological Research on Cyprus\u003cem\u003e   Thomas W. David \u0026amp; Charles Anthony Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 – Christianity in Cyprus in the Fourth to Seventh Centuries   \u003cem\u003eClaudia Rapp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 – The Troodos in Twilight: A Provincial Landscape in the Time of Justinians  \u003cem\u003e Marcus Rautman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 – The North-South Divide in Byzantine Cyprus: Some Evidence form Lead Seals and Coins\u003cem\u003e   D.M. Metcalf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 – The Katalymata ton Plakoton: New Light from the Recent Archaeological Research in Byzantine Cyprus \u003cem\u003e  Eleni Procopiou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 – Chypre et les Arabes avant les croisades a la lumiere des sources arabes\u003cem\u003e   M. Tahar Mansouri \u003c\/em\u003e(English Abstract)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 – The Development of Byzantine Architecture on Cyprus   \u003cem\u003eCharles Anthony Stewart \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 – Cypriot Icons before the Twelfth Century \u003cem\u003e  Sophocles Sophocleous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 – The Stuff of Life: the Material Culture of Everyday Living on Middle Byzantine Cyprus (11th-12th Centuries)   \u003cem\u003eMaria Parani\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e                 Appendix: Compositional Analysis of a Copper-Alloy Dish of the Middle Byzantine Period in the A. Pitsillides Collection   \u003cem\u003eVasiliki Kassianidou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 – The Program of the Panagia Pergaminiotissa: A Narrative in Perspective\u003cem\u003e   Annemarie Carr Weyl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12 – Decoding Cyprus from Late Antiquity to Renaissance: Discordant Visions, Saints, and Sacred Topography\u003cem\u003e   Tassos Papacostas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   Primary Sources\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   Secondary Sources\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   Historic Persons and Places\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   Subjects, Monuments, and Events\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Society of Overseas Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884985364823,"sku":"9780897570732","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cyprus-and-the-balance-of-empires-9780897570732","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}