Images of the Mother of God - Perceptions of the Theotokos in Byzantium

Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2007. Hardbound. VG/VG, slight curve to top front corner.. Black paper on boards; gold and brown illustrated dust jacket with yellow lettering; xxxii, 383 pp. 24 color plates, many additional images in black and white. In English. A collection of writings examining the art surrounding the cult of the Virgin Mary during the Byzantine period in the context of wider historical, textual, liturgical, and social issues. "...complements the successful exhibition and catalogue of the 'Mother of God' exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens. It embraces the disciplines of theologians and philologists, as well as art historians, traditional and feminist historians and social anthropologists. Images of the Mother of God will appeal not just to those interested in Byzantine art and culture, but to scholars of Western Europe in the Middle Ages who are looking for comparative materials in their own work." -- book jacket.