Hymnus und Verehrung im Wort.

Dichter und Dichtung in der Byzantinischen Kunst

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Dr. Anastasia Limberger (*1990 in München) studierte Klassische Archäologie, Orthodoxe Theologie und Philosophie an der LMU München. 2024 wurde sie im Fach Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte mit der Arbeit „‚Hymnus und Verehrung im Wort‘. Dichter und Dichtung in der Byzantinischen Kunst“ promoviert, …

Sigillata und Lampen aus den Töpfereien von Henchir el Guellal bei Djilma

Zur römischen Feinkeramikproduktion in Zentraltunesien vom 3. bis 5. Jahrhundert

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The Roman production centre for African red slip ware (= ARS) and lamps at Henchir el Guellal near Djilma is located approx. 130 km southwest of Hadrumetum/Sousse in the interior of central Tunisia. It was one of the major rural …

Der ‚Kaiserkulttempel‘ von Simitthus

Architektur, Funde und Interpretation eines frühkaiserzeitlichen Podiumtempels in der Provinz Africa Proconsularis

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The volume “The Imperial Cult Building of Simitthus: Architecture, Finds, and Interpretation of an Early Imperial Podium Temple in the Province of Africa Proconsularis” consolidates four decades of archaeological research on the imperial cult temple in Simitthus, Tunisia. Thanks to …

Spätklassische und frühhellenistische Gefäßkeramik aus Priene

Formuntersuchung, Kontext und soziokulturelle Interpretation

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Based on a series of late classical and early Hellenistic find contexts from the urban area of ​​Priene, the provenance as well as cultural-historical issues regarding the pottery contained therein are examined. Being deposited in the decades immediately after the …

Mitteilungen zur Spätantiken Archäologie und Byzantinischen Kunstgeschichte

The Spoliated Past: Heritage, Antiquarianism, and Byzantine Material Culture Across Time and Space

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The articles in this volume seek to shed new light on frequently overlooked archaisms and acts of spoliation. This book is about ideas, style, and material objects, their reuse and repurposing in the Eastern Roman Empire and after its end …

Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

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Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Age demonstrates how the writings of the first-century Judaean historian influenced the genesis, nature and design of major monuments of the first millennium: 1) The frieze of the Spoils …

Marmor Numidicum

Gewinnung, Verarbeitung und Distribution eines antiken Buntmarmors

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The marmor numidicum, also known as Giallo antico, is one of the most widespread colored marbles of antiquity, quarried in Simitthus, today Chimtou in Tunisia. The aim of this work is to present for the first time a holistic case …

Neue Ansätze zur Erforschung spätantiker Ideal- und Portraitplastik: Stilkritik, Kontexte, naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen

Beiträge eines Workshops an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 13.–16. Juni 2018

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The contributions to a workshop on late antique sculpture, held at Halle University in 2018, discuss new findings and research projects as well as archaeometric analyses of sculpture, with a focus on the 4th to 6th centuries AD, in search …

Cilicia as Sacred Landscape in Late Antiquity

A Journey on the Trail of Apostles, Martyrs and Local Saints

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Cilicia as Sacred Landscape in Late Antiquity is a journey of discovery of the rich religious landscape of Cilicia in Asia Minor in Late Antiquity, with its contrasting and fascinating natural landscapes. Famous and prosperous cities of Cilicia Pedias such …

The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily

Visualizing Sacred Authority

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The ideas for this book emerged in direct eye contact with the mosaics on the scaffolds of the Cappella Palatina and the Martorana in Palermo and the Cathedral of Cefalù. With their mosaic programs, the three buildings embody unprecedented new …

The Creation of the Illustrated Octateuch

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The illustrated Octateuch is among the most complex creations of the Middle Byzantine period. The Septuagint text of the first eight books of the Old Testament contains hundreds of miniatures in addition to a dense commentary, notes with variant readings, …

Purpur in Byzanz

Privileg und Würdeformel

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As a supplement to the studies mentioned above and in response to the persistent desideratum of the few pictorial sources that have been analysed, this work focuses on the significance of purple fabric and purple colour in pictorial works and …

Mitteilungen zur Spätantiken Archäologie und Byzantinischen Kunstgeschichte 8-2021

Imaginum orbis. Bilderwelten zwischen Spätantike und Byzanz. Festschrift anlässlich des 80. Geburtstags von Johannes G. Deckers

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This book is a commemorative publication on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. Johannes G. Deckers, former professor of Byzantine art history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. The volume brings together a total of 18 contributions by …

Das severische Vexillationskastell Myd(---) / Gheriat el-Garbia am limes Tripolitanus (Libyen)

I Forschungsgeschichte, Vermessung, Prospektionen und Funde 2009-2010

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In 2009/10, four seasons were conducted in the Roman fort located 280 km south of Tripoli. The focus of the interdisciplinary project, funded by LMUexcellent, was the fort, built above an oasis for a legionary vexillation around AD 200. The …

Monogrammkapitelle

Die justinianische Bauskulptur Konstantinopels als Textträger

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In this study, the capital series of the Hagia Sophia, the Sergios and Bakchos Churches and the Irene Church are systematically examined for the first time. In addition, the founder epigrams of the Sergios and Bakchos Churches as well as …

Darstellungen von Wagenlenkern in der römischen Kaiserzeit und frühen Spätantike

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Epigrams, passing remarks, and treatises dealing with the chariot races in the Roman circus and their participants have been handed down by numerous ancient authors. Whether described by Pliny, Martial, Juvenal, Ammianus Marcellinus, or Tertullian, charioteers are frequently viewed in …

The Textile Centre Akhmim-Panopolis (Egypt) in Late Antiquity. Material Evidence for Continuity and Change in Society, Religion, Industry and Trade

Proceedings of the international conference organised by Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in cooperation with Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Göttingen, 28–30 September 2017

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The fourth occasional paper in the Studia Panopolitana series focuses on Akhmîm-Panopolis as one of Egypt’s major textile centres. The volume contains the proceedings of the international conference »The Textile Centre Akhmîm-Panopolis (Egypt) in Late Antiquity. Material Evidence for Continuity …

Italische Terra Sigillata aus Iuvavum/Salzburg

Untersuchungen zur Siedlungs- und Handelsgeschichte des augusteischen vicus und des municipium Claudium Iuvavum

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Due to its large scale distribution and chronological relevance, Italian Terra Sigillata, which was produced in large quantities in Upper, Central and Southern Italy as well as Southern France, represents one of the most important archaeological sources for the early …

Das unverrückbar Heilige – Jerusalems Loca Sancta in der Kreuzfahrerzeit

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Jerusalem's immovable loca sancta - the places sanctified by Christ's presence - were last fundamentally remodelled in the Crusader period, adapting them to the demands of the new age. This new approach resulted from a combination of innovation and historicity, …

Transforming Sacred Spaces

New Approaches to Byzantine Ecclesiastical Architecture from the Transitional Period

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Die Kirchen der Dunklen Jahrhunderte, der Zeit zwischen Spätantike und Mittelalter, wurden lange Zeit recht stiefmütterlich behandelt. Zwar hat man sich schon früh für die in dieser Zeit vollzogenen nachhaltigen Veränderungen interessiert und nach deren Ursachen geforscht, doch wurden die …