Riccardi, Lorenzo Observations on Basil II as Patron of the Arts.

Title Observations on Basil II as Patron of the Arts.
Author email conference@actual-art.org
About author Riccardi, Lorenzo. Observations on Basil II as Patron of the Arts . Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art : Collection of articles. Vol. 1 .St. Petersburg State University. — St. Petersburg, 2011 — P. 39–45.
In the section Medieval Art of the Eastern Christian World
Year 2011 Volume 1 Pages 39–45
Type of article RAR Index UDK 7.033 Index BBK 85.103
Abstract

This communication is about the figure of Basil II as patron of the arts. Even though he is known as one of the most uncultivated sovereign in byzantine history, two wonderful manuscripts are linked to his name: the Menologium of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Psalter of the Mariciana Library. The author tries to reconstruct the cultural and artistic activities of Basil II. 
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Reference Riccardi, Lorenzo. Observations on Basil II as Patron of the Arts.. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 1. Eds: Svetlana V. Maltseva, Ekaterina Yu. Stanyukovich-Denisova. St. Petersburg, NP-Print Publ., 2011, pp. 39–45. ISSN 2312-2129.
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