Andrew Griebeler
Biographic Data
| ID | 2180724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Griebeler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Griebeler |
| SIGNATURE | GRIEBELER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8882-1836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When roots look back
From Root-Cutting to Natural History In The Vienna Dioscorides
The Vienna Dioscorides (Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, med. gr. 1) is today the oldest known, relatively complete copy of an illustrated herbal. The current form of the Vienna Dioscorides is mainly the result of modifications in its early history. This article describes the stages of the manuscript’s creation and examines how this creation reflects its users’ conceptions of the volume. In its earliest form, the codex consisted solely o…
Production and design of early illustrated herbals
This article examines how early herbals were produced and illustrated, with a focus on the relationship between the design of the page and that of the production system. It shows that most surviving ancient illustrated herbals were illustrated prior to the copying of the text and thereby privileged the transfer of visual over verbal content. Over the course of the sixth century, however, we find that illustrated herbals were increasingly illustra…
Parchment
"Andrew Griebeler. Review of "Balthazar
The Serpent Column and the talismanic ecologies of Byzantine Constantinople
This study examines how the Serpent Column in Constantinople came to be recognized as a talisman against snakes and snakebites in the 1390s. It first gives a working definition of what a talisman was in Byzantium. It shows that, despite the co-existence of different ideas of what talismans were, they share the basic principle that the talisman acts within a broader network of non-human forces and entities. Second, it shows how contemporaries used…
The Serpent Column and the talismanic ecologies of Byzantine Constantinople
This study examines how the Serpent Column in Constantinople came to be recognized as a talisman against snakes and snakebites in the 1390s. It first gives a working definition of what a talisman was in Byzantium. It shows that, despite the co-existence of different ideas of what talismans were, they share the basic principle that the talisman acts within a broader network of non-human forces and entities. Second, it shows how contemporaries used…
"Andrew Griebeler. Review of "Balthazar
The Serpent Column and the talismanic ecologies of Byzantine Constantinople
This study examines how the Serpent Column in Constantinople came to be recognized as a talisman against snakes and snakebites in the 1390s. It first gives a working definition of what a talisman was in Byzantium. It shows that, despite the co-existence of different ideas of what talismans were, they share the basic principle that the talisman acts within a broader network of non-human forces and entities. Second, it shows how contemporaries used…
Parchment
Production and design of early illustrated herbals
This article examines how early herbals were produced and illustrated, with a focus on the relationship between the design of the page and that of the production system. It shows that most surviving ancient illustrated herbals were illustrated prior to the copying of the text and thereby privileged the transfer of visual over verbal content. Over the course of the sixth century, however, we find that illustrated herbals were increasingly illustra…
From Root-Cutting to Natural History In The Vienna Dioscorides
The Vienna Dioscorides (Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, med. gr. 1) is today the oldest known, relatively complete copy of an illustrated herbal. The current form of the Vienna Dioscorides is mainly the result of modifications in its early history. This article describes the stages of the manuscript’s creation and examines how this creation reflects its users’ conceptions of the volume. In its earliest form, the codex consisted solely o…
When roots look back
Art (4 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Byzantine architecture (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 works) · Classics (1 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 works)