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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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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