Giovanni Gasbarri
Biographic Data
| ID | 9929655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Gasbarri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Gasbarri |
| SIGNATURE | GASBARRI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3034-8887 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Fountain of Fire
This article examines the visual representation of pagan idols in Byzantine book illumination and investigates how such images were employed to convey a sense of geographical or ethnic distance. The main focus of this study is a group of illuminated manuscripts containing two of the most popular texts in the Byzantine world: Barlaam and Ioasaph and the Alexander Romance. These manuscripts include numerous representations of statuary that Byzantin…
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A Fountain of Fire
This article examines the visual representation of pagan idols in Byzantine book illumination and investigates how such images were employed to convey a sense of geographical or ethnic distance. The main focus of this study is a group of illuminated manuscripts containing two of the most popular texts in the Byzantine world: Barlaam and Ioasaph and the Alexander Romance. These manuscripts include numerous representations of statuary that Byzantin…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Byzantine architecture (1 work) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Ethnic group (1 work) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (1 work) · History (1 work)