A 16th Century Italo-Byzantine Cross / / ed. by Sheila Campbell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Black, Winston E.,; Black, Winston,; Campbell, Sheila,; Newbigin, Nerida,; Pietropaolo, Domenico,
• HerausgeberIn: Campbell, Sheila,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (181 p.)

The contributors have tried to reconstruct the mingling of two cultures, Greek and Italian, in sixteenth century Venice. This is examined through the medium of a single intricately carved wooden cross, executed by a Greek carver, with adaptations suitable to a member of the Latin church. We can identify the carver who made the cross and make some speculations about his life, and how he and his art are reflective of this hybrid culture. This type of cross seems to be for personal, rather than liturgical use, and it seems to be intended for private meditation on the Passion.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Plates -- Introduction -- Byzantium and Venice in the Sixteenth Century -- The “leather” box for the Malcove Cross -- Description of the Malcove Cross -- Discussion of Iconography -- The Carver Georgios Laskaris -- ‘Ut poesis sculptura’: Poetic and Dramatic Sources for the Malcove Cross? -- The Malcove Cross and the Performance of Faith -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Plates