For those within the fields of art history of Byzantine studies, Professor Henry Maguire needs no introduction. His publications transformed the way art historians approach medieval art through his anthropologically-based methodology that considers the influence of rhetoric, poetry, and culture on the visual arts of Byzantium. His ground-breaking studies in Byzantine magic, secular arts and nature have also re-defined how art historians interpret the function and meaning of specific monuments as well as entire genres of Byzantine and medieval art.
Twenty-three colleagues and former students contribute papers to this volume in Henry Maguires honor. The papers are divided into sections that celebrate the primary themes of Maguires publications, as well as more recently-developed areas of inquiry, such as aesthetics and sensory studies. Other sections address the meaning of specific icons and imagery, intercultural exchange, the relationship between images and texts, nature and classical imagery, and royal objects and representations.
