"14th Century Illustrations of Byzantines" Topic
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| Druzhina | 20 Dec 2014 5:34 a.m. PST |
14th Century Illustrations of Byzantines:
Icon of Saint Demetrios, Byzantine, Louvre, early 14th Century
f.4v Persecution of Christians in Barlaam and Joasaph, Byzantine, 14th century AD
f.116v Monks taken before the Kings in Barlaam and Joasaph, Byzantine, 14th century AD
Byzantine Mosaic Icon with Saint Demetrios and Reliquary
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Barlaam and Joasaph, Byzantine, BnF Ms. Grec 1128, 14th century AD
Icon of Saint Demetrios, Byzantine, Louvre, early 14th Century
Byzantine Mosaic Icon with Saint Demetrios and Reliquary Druzhina
Byzantine Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |
| Grelber | 20 Dec 2014 3:07 p.m. PST |
Good pictures! Thanks, Druzhina! Grelber |
| Lewisgunner | 20 Dec 2014 3:48 p.m. PST |
I would suggest that all these are based more upon classicising artistic tradition than actual kit. |
| Druzhina | 20 Dec 2014 7:49 p.m. PST |
One major source for the 14th century, the Romance of Alexander by Pseudo-Callisthenes, Instittuto Ellenico di Venezia codex 5, has been attributed to the Empire of Trebizond rather than the Byzantine Empire, see Acrinet, so is not necessarily typical of Byzantine costume. 14th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |
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gets medieval.
