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The two poems Descriptio S. Sophiae and Descriptio Ambonis of Paul the Silentiary, composed for the inauguration (562 AD) of the church of St. Sophia (Istanbul) after its partial rebuilding, are an invaluable source for the history of Byzantine arts and a beautiful piece of late Greek poetry. Silentiary's poems respectively describe the church and its (now lost) pulpit. The Descriptio S. Sophiae also contains a lavish praise of emperor Justinian and of the patriarch Eutichius. De Stefani's edition is based on a collation of the witness of the text, Heid. Pal. gr. 23, and takes into account all previous bibliography. Some corrupted passages of the poems have been emendated, the few false readings still present in the text printed by the last, authoritative editor, P. Friedländer (1912), have been corrected.

Ayasofya Müzesi --- Poetry --- Ayasofya Müzesi --- Greek poetry. --- Greek literature --- Constantinople --- Sainte-Sophie (Constantinople) --- Byzantium. --- Greek Poetry. --- Hagia Sophia. --- Justinian. --- Paul the Silentiary. --- Poetry.

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The role of Byzantium in the Middle Ages is comparable to that of a modern political superpower such as the United States. The latter has a pervasive cultural impact on Europe and Asia, and similar cross-cultural relationships between East and West were also evident in medieval Europe, when Byzantine literature, music, art, and ritual were not only known but also studied and appropriated throughout the West. Scholarship on Byzantium and its relationship with Western Europe has yet to explore the full dynamics of this relationship or the extent to which the West was influenced by Byzantine culture. The papers presented in this volume offer a wide interdisciplinary perspective on the crucial importance of Byzantium for Western Europe, featuring articles on art and architectural history, social and religious history, musicology, literature, historiography, gender studies. The essays originate from an interdisciplinary conference, held in the Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald in December 2007.

Byzantine Empire --- Empire byzantin --- History --- Histoire --- Foreign relations --- Congresses --- Influence --- Relations --- Europe [Western ] --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Bizantia --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Impero bizantino --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos

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Krumbacher, Karl, --- Byzantine Empire --- Civilization --- Study and teaching --- Study and teaching. --- Kroumpacher, Karl, --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Krumbacher, Karl --- Krumbacher, Karl, - 1856-1909 --- Byzantine Empire - Civilization - Study and teaching --- Krumbacher, karl (1856-1909)

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slavic studies --- byzantine studies --- slavic culture --- mediterarean basin culture --- Byzantine Empire --- Balkan Peninsula --- Mediterranean Region --- Circum-Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Area --- Mediterranean countries --- Mediterranean Sea Region --- Balkan States --- Balkans --- Europe, Southeastern --- Southeastern Europe --- History --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Balkan Peninsula. --- Byzantine Empire. --- Mediterranean Region. --- Vizantii͡ --- Eastern Europe

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This volume, on the cult of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) in Byzantium, focuses on textual and historical aspects of the subject, thus complementing previous work which has centred more on the cult of images of the Mother of God. The papers presented here, by an international team of scholars, consider the development and transformation of the cult from approximately the fourth through the twelfth centuries. The volume opens with discussion of the origins of the cult, and its Near Eastern manifestations, including the archaeological site of the Kathisma church in Palestine, which represents the earliest Marian shrine in the Holy Land, and Syriac poetic treatment of the Virgin. The principal focus, however, is on the 8th and 9th centuries in Byzantium, as a critical period when Christian attitudes toward the Virgin and her veneration were transformed. The book re-examines the relationship between icons, relics and the Virgin, asking whether increasing devotion to these holy objects or figures was related in any way. Some contributions consider the location of relics and later, icons, in Constantinople and other centres of Marian devotion; others explore gender issues, such as the significance of the Virgin's feminine qualities, and whether women and men identified with her equally as a holy figure. The aim of this volume is to build on recent work on the cult of the Virgin Mary in Byzantium and to explore areas that have not yet been studied. The rationale is critical and historical, using literary, artistic, and archaeological sources to evaluate her role in the development of the Byzantine understanding of the ways in which God interacts with creation by means of icons, relics, and the Theotokos.

Art, Byzantine --- Art byzantin --- Themes, motives. --- Thèmes, motifs --- Mary, --- Devotion to --- Byzantine Empire --- Empire byzantin --- Religious life and customs --- Vie religieuse --- Themes, motives --- -Themes, motives. --- -Byzantine Empire --- -Religious life and customs --- -Art, Byzantine --- -232.931.8 --- 949.5.01/.04 --- Byzantine art --- Art, Medieval --- Christian art and symbolism --- Mariacultus. Mariadevotie--(theologische fundering) --- Geschiedenis van Byzantium en Griekenland--?.01/.04 --- ʻAdhrāʼ --- Arogyamata --- Ārōkkiyamāta --- Birhen ng mga Dukha --- Blessed Lady --- Blessed Mother --- Blessed Virgin Mary, --- Hagnē Theotokos --- Madonna, The --- Mama Mary --- Mare de Déu --- Maria, --- Mariam Astuatsatsin --- Marie, --- Marie Théotokos --- Marii︠a︡, --- Maryam, --- Maryja, --- Meryem Ana --- Miryam, --- Mother of God --- Muíre, --- Nossa Senhora --- Our Lady --- Our Lady of Good Health --- Our Lady of Sorrows --- Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament --- Qiddīsah Maryam --- Theotokos --- Vierge Marie, --- Virgen María --- Virgin Mary, --- Virgin of the Poor --- Ynang Maria --- مريم --- مريم العذراء --- 성모마리아 --- Our Lady of Emmitsburg --- -Conferences - Meetings --- 949.5.01/.04 Geschiedenis van Byzantium en Griekenland--?.01/.04 --- 232.931.8 Mariacultus. Mariadevotie--(theologische fundering) --- Thèmes, motifs --- 232.931.8 --- Majka Isusova --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Conferences - Meetings --- Religious life and customs. --- Art, Byzantine - Themes, motives --- Maria Deipara --- Byzance --- Mary, - Blessed Virgin, Saint - Devotion to - Byzantine Empire - Congresses --- Mary, - Blessed Virgin, Saint - Art - Congresses --- Byzantine Empire - Religious life and customs - Congresses --- Mariam Astuatsatsin, --- Meryem Ana, --- Virgen María, --- Ynang Maria, --- Marie, Sainte Vierge --- Littérature byzantine --- Culte --- Dans l'Art --- Dans la littérature --- Maternité --- -Marie, Sainte Vierge --- -Maria Deipara --- Mary, - Blessed Virgin, Saint