Avagliano A. The Poet and the Architect: a Consideration on Byzantine Epigrams

Title The Poet and the Architect: a Consideration on Byzantine Epigrams
Author email alessandra.avagliano@beniculturali.it
About author Avagliano, Alessandra. Th e National Gallery of Ancient Art in Corsini Palace, Rome, researcher/ Tuscia-Viterbo University, Ph.D. student
In the section Eastern Christian Art
Year 2013 Volume 3 Pages 106–111
Type of article RAR Index UDK 7.033.2 Index BBK 85.03
Abstract

In Byzantium, since the earlier centuries, it was common to use long dedicatory inscriptions carved on buildings. Th ese texts were tightly linked to the building they were sculpted on, being a part of the decoration itself. It is necessary to analyze the epigrams themselves and their connection with the Byzantine architecture and society, in which they were written. A comparative analysis of texts, architecture and culture milieu can provide new stimulus for refl ection.
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Reference Avagliano A. The Poet and the Architect: a Consideration on Byzantine Epigrams. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 3. Eds: Svetlana V. Maltseva, Ekaterina Yu. Stanyukovich-Denisova. St. Petersburg, NP-Print Publ., 2013, pp. 106–111. ISSN 2312-2129.
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