Studies in Late Antique Byzantine and Medieval Western Art

The second of two volumes to contain all of Professor Kitzinger's essays on late antique and medieval art, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean, painting and mosaics, accompanied by a new preface and a comprehensive index. This volume is divided into three sections; Anglo-Saxon, the Medieval West and Norman Sicily. The Ango-Saxon section includes papers on the Sutton Hoo finds, the coffin-reliquary of Saint Cuthbert and form and function in Insular art. The Medieval West section includes: Romische Malerei vom Beginn des 7 bis zur Mitte des 8 Jahrhunderts; The Gregorian reform and the isual arts; The Virgin's face; The arts as apsects of a renaissance. The most substantintial section is that on Norman Siciliy. Among the many papers are: The mosaics of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo; Norman Sicily as a source of Byzantine influence on Western art in the 12th century; observations on several mosaics; A 12th-century sanctuary of the Theotokos; Mosaic decoration in Sicily under Roger II and the classical Byzantine system of church decoration. The first volume focuses on late Antique and Byzantine art.Kitzinger, Ernst is the author of 'Studies in Late Antique Byzantine and Medieval Western Art', published 2003 under ISBN 9781899828449 and ISBN 1899828443.