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2011
Book
‘Gems of Heaven’: Recent Research on Engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, c. AD 200–600
The conference where these papers were presented brought together leading scholars from Europe, USA and the Middle East to discuss the most recent research in the field of Late Antique gems and cameos. This will be the first time that so many diverse papers, inter-disciplinary in nature, have been assembled...Entwistle, Chris ; Adams, Noël
gemology, Late Antique and early Medieval jewellery, iconography, and History
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2010
Book
‘Intelligible Beauty’: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery
The field of Byzantine jewellery (4th–15th centuries) is a rapidly expanding one and a large amount of important research has been conducted within the last ten years, both by scholars on the continent and in America. The intention is to draw together the many strands involved in this research and...Entwistle, Chris ; Adams, Noël
Late Antique and Byzantine culture, classical studies, and Archaeology
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2013
Book
New Light on Old Glass: Recent Research on Byzantine Mosaics and Glass
Mosaics are perhaps the most outstanding examples of Byzantine art which survive, yet we know next to nothing about how they were made. Glass-making was a relatively sophisticated skill in the mediaeval world, yet no written documents survive from Byzantium about the methods used for making a mosaic or creating...Entwistle, Chris ; James, Liz
iconography, scientific research, trade and economic history, and Glass history