IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 514: The Cultures and Contexts of the Madrid Skylitzes, I: Clash or Merger in the Visual Evidence?
Tuesday 13 July 2004, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | AHRB Centre for Byzantine Cultural History / Skylitzes Project |
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Organisers: | Bente Bjørnholt, AHRB Centre for Byzantine Cultural History, University of Sussex Margaret E. Mullett, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's University, Belfast / AHRC Centre for Byzantine Cultural History |
Moderator/Chair: | Margaret E. Mullett, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's University, Belfast / AHRC Centre for Byzantine Cultural History |
Paper 514-a | Architecture as Symbol, Architecture as Place: Conceptual Differentials in Secular Miniatures from the 12th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Byzantine Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 514-b | Confronting the Turban: Modes of Representing Muslims in the Madrid Skylitzes and the Cantigas of Alfonso X (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Islamic & Arabic Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Mentalities |
Paper 514-c | The Capture of Byzantine Culture in the Madrid Skylitzes (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Byzantine Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Abstract | The illustrated manuscript of the Chronicle of the Byzantine official John Skylitzes (Bibl.nac.vitr.26-2) in Madrid was produced in Norman Sicily in the 12th century. The text does not betray the Sicilian origins of this copy of the Chronicle, but the images which follow the narrative in the text relate very clearly to Latin, Byzantine and Islamic visual cultures. Four linked sessions will contextualise the manuscript in terms of art, narrative and milieu as well as the wider context of the meeting of cultures. This first session will explore the presence and dynamics of the images in the manuscript, assessing boundaries, application and meaning. |