Subtle Bodies Image close
Subtle Bodies on Hardback by Glenn Peers
Subtle Bodies on Hardback by Glenn Peers
Show Hide Adult Content
Subtle Bodies close

Art & Photography Books:

Home  
Books  
Arts & Photography  
Art Forms  
Art treatments & subjects  
Iconography, subjects depicted in art  
Religious subjects depicted in art

Subtle Bodies

Representing Angels in Byzantium
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Hardback
$193.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $48.25 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $32.17 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 4-14 June using International Courier

Explore more Transformation of the Classical Heritage

See all products in this series

Ambrose of Milan by Neil B. McLynn
$82.00
Ambrose of Milan
by Neil B. McLynn ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Doctrine and Power by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho
$76.00
Doctrine and Power
by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Wandering Holy Man on Hardback
$287.00
The Wandering Holy Man
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity on Hardback by Claudia Rapp
$259.00
Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity
by Claudia Rapp ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Crisis of Empire on Hardback by Phil Booth
$232.00
Crisis of Empire
by Phil Booth ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Crisis of Empire by Phil Booth
$112.00
Crisis of Empire
by Phil Booth ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Final Pagan Generation on Hardback by Edward J. Watts
$65.00
The Final Pagan Generation
by Edward J. Watts ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Shadows of Poetry on Hardback by Sabine MacCormack
$196.00
The Shadows of Poetry
by Sabine MacCormack ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Doctrine and Power on Hardback by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho
$229.00
Doctrine and Power
by Carlos R. Galvao-Sobrinho ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Barbarian Plain on Hardback by Elizabeth Key Fowden
$225.00
The Barbarian Plain
by Elizabeth Key Fowden ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ on Hardback by Michael Gaddis
$260.00
There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ
by Michael Gaddis ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Making of a Heretic by Virginia Burrus
$123.00
The Making of a Heretic
by Virginia Burrus ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ambrose of Milan on Hardback by Neil B. McLynn
$225.00
Ambrose of Milan
by Neil B. McLynn ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Being Christian in Vandal Africa on Hardback by Robin Whelan
$287.00
Being Christian in Vandal Africa
by Robin Whelan ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Rich and the Pure on Hardback by Daniel Caner
$67.00
The Rich and the Pure
by Daniel Caner ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma
$57.00
The Life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

Throughout the course of Byzantine history, Christian doctrine taught that angels have a powerful place in cosmology. It also taught that angels were immaterial, bodiless, invisible beings. But if that were the case, how could they be visualized and depicted in icons and other works of art? This book describes the strategies used by Byzantine artists to represent the incorporeal forms of angels and the rationalizations in defense of their representations mustered by theologians in the face of iconoclastic opposition. Glenn Peers demonstrates that these problems of representation provide a unique window on Late Antique thought in general.

Author Biography:

Glenn Peers is Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin. He collaborated with Massimo Bernabo and Rita Tarasconi on Il Fisiologo di Smirne (1998), and he is completing a study on framing in Byzantine art.
Release date NZ
February 14th, 2001
Author
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
19 b-w photographs
Pages
250
Dimensions
156x235x20
ISBN-13
9780520224056
Product ID
7578708

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Glenn Peers

See all books by this author

Byzantine Tree Life on Hardback by Thomas Arentzen
$342.00
Byzantine Tree Life
by Thomas Arentzen ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Byzantine Tree Life by Thomas Arentzen
$291.00
Byzantine Tree Life
by Thomas Arentzen ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Arts & Photography >
Art Forms >
Art treatments & subjects >
Iconography, subjects depicted in art >
Religious subjects depicted in art
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Christianity
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Christianity >
Christian theology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Aspects of religions >
Theology