Antony Eastmond: 2 books
Art and Identity in Thirteenth-Century Byzantium
Hagia Sophia and the Empire of Trebizond
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The church of Hagia Sophia in Trebizond, built by the emperor Manuel I Grand Komnenos (1238-63) in the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade, is the finest surviving Byzantine imperial monument of its period. Art and Identity in Thirteenth-Century Byzantium is the first investigation...
Tamta's World
The Life and Encounters of a Medieval Noblewoman from the Middle East to Mongolia
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
This book tells the compelling story of a Christian noblewoman named Tamta in the thirteenth century. Born to an Armenian family at the court of queen Tamar of Georgia, she was ransomed in marriage to nephews of Saladin after her father was captured during a siege. She was later raped and then married...