Silks, skills and opportunities in Byzantium
Some reflexions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21085182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Shepard (0000-0002-4963-582X, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pages | 246-257 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/byz.1997.21.1.246 |
| OpenAlex | W1992609162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Silks gave visible form to Byzantium’s political culture and, being light to carry, could circulate widely. Many of the garments issued to recipients of offices and titles were made of silk and the Book of the Eparch takes for granted the close connection between imperial prerogatives, silken vestments of various shades of purple and restrictions on foreigners’ access to them. Through whetting appetites for silks and maintaining a monopoly over the finest quality products, the emperor could hope to arouse in his own subjects and foreigners alike the desire to gain them through some form of ‘service’. These products simultaneously expressed his wealth, superior knowledge and — by the symbols on them — the antiquity and unsurpassable legitimacy of his rule
Ancient history · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |