Between Constantinople and Rome by Kathleen Maxwell - 9781409457442

Taylor & Francis

This is a study of the artistic and political context that led to the production of Biblioth\u00E8que Nationale de France, codex grec 54, one of the most ambitious and complex manuscripts of the Byzantine era. Kathleen Maxwell's multi-disciplinary approach includes codicological and paleographical evidence together with New Testament textual criticism, artistic and historical analysis. Maxwell concludes that Paris 54 was designed to eclipse its contemporaries and to physically embody a new relationship between Constantinople and the Latin West. > This is a study of the artistic and political context that led to the production of a truly exceptional Byzantine illustrated manuscript. Paris, Biblioth\u00E8que Nationale de France, codex grec 54 is one of the most ambitious and complex manuscripts produced during the Byzantine era. This thirteenth-century Greek and Latin Gospel book features full-page evangelist portraits, an extensive narrative cycle, and unique polychromatic texts. H.