The question of the independence of Byzantine iconography continues to draw attention. Following extensive research on the persistence of Classical motifs in By

This volume is the first to focus solely on how specific individuals and groups in Byzantium and its borderlands were defined and distinguished from other indiv

Armies of the Dark Ages spans the period from 600 AD to 1066 and describes Byzantine, Sub-Roman, Pictish, Irish, Visigothic, Lombard, Merovingian, Carolingian,

Examines the three key markers of sanctity – cult, hagiography, feast day – together for the first time / The first book to explore an ‘unsuccessful’ sa