Notes on the Catalogue

Kalavrezou, Ioli

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Notes on the Catalogue

Ioli Kalavrezou

Byzantine Women and Their World

Notes on the Catalogue

Author

Ioli Kalavrezou

PublisherHarvard Art Museums

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00029.006

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18197

Notes on the Catalogue

Measurements are in centimeters, and most are rounded to the nearest tenth; weights for coins and seals are exact. We use Greek rather than Latin spelling for the Byzantine period, with the exception of some names, such as Constantine, which have become standard in English; in most cases the Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium has been the reference.

The reign dates for empresses are frequently those of their husbands, since precise dates for empresses’ reigns are often not known.

In the endnotes and bibliography, exhibition catalogues are cited by an abbreviated title and the date of publication; other catalogues are cited by author or editor and date.

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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

Publisher (out of print)

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