Cyril Mango

The Art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453

This anthology of translated histories, chronicles, saints lives, theological treatises, and accounts presents an in-depth analysis of Byzantine art. Focusing on Constantinople, Mango chronicles the arts, and places them in historical, political, and theological perspective. First published in 1972.

Leslie Brubaker / John Haldon, Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era (ca 680-850): The Sources. An Annotated Survey

The title led me to expect a somewhat different kind of book. What we are offered is not so much a dossier on Iconoclasm, like André Grabars, as a dossier on the Dark Age of Byzantium. It falls into two parts: the first and more original is devoted to material culture, while the second is a checklist of written sources, largely overlapping the Prolegomena volume of PmbZ. Aimed at university students, this is essentially a work of reference. A further volume of synthesis is promised.