The embodied icon : liturgical vestments and sacramental power in Byzantium /

In spite of the Orthodox liturgy's reputation for resistance to change, Byzantine liturgical dress underwent a period of extraordinary elaboration from the end of the eleventh century onwards. As part of this development, embroideries depicting holy figures and scenes began to appear on the ves...

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Main Author: Woodfin, Warren T. (Warren Theriot), 1974-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [Great Britain] ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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