Catalogue of the Exhibition

Kalavrezou, Ioli

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Catalogue of the Exhibition

Ioli Kalavrezou

Byzantine Women and Their World

Catalogue of the Exhibition

Author

Ioli Kalavrezou

PublisherHarvard Art Museums

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00029.010

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18201

Catalogue of the Exhibition

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BOOKByzantine Women and Their World

Ioli Kalavrezou

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00029

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18191

This book explores the representation of women in the Byzantine Empire. Featuring nearly two hundred works of art, the volume illustrates how women in Byzantium were represented in both material and literary culture and explores the continuities and changes in their lives throughout the era.

The featured artworks—gathered from premier collections in North America—date from the fourth through the fifteenth century and represent a full range of media and subject matter. They include luxury objects such as ivories, silver vessels, and precious jewelry; utilitarian objects such as toiletries and weaving tools; official objects such as coins and seals; and ritual objects such as icons and amulets. Organized in two broad categories—women in the public sphere and women in the private sphere—these works of art and objects of everyday life illustrate the diverse roles of women in Byzantine society and offer a view of their personal and public lives. Introductory essays by leading Byzantinists Ioli Kalavrezou and Angeliki Laiou offer further insights into these themes.

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Author

Ioli Kalavrezou

PublisherHarvard Art Museums

Print publication date March 2003 (out of print)

Print ISBN 9780300096989

EISBN 9780300247961

Illustrations 216

Print Status out of print

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