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Nectar and illusion : nature in Byzantine art and literature / Henry Maguire.

By: Maguire, Henry, 1943-
Series: Onassis series in Hellenic culturePublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: xx, 198 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199766604Other title: Nature in Byzantine art and literatureSubject(s): Nature in art | Nature in literature | Arts, Byzantine -- Themes, motives | Byzantine literature -- Themes, motives | Nature -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Contents:
Introduction -- Nature and idolatry -- Nature and rhetoric -- Nature and metaphor -- Nature and abstraction -- Nature and architecture -- Conclusion.
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Book Book British Museum Britain Europe and Prehistory Shelves BYZ 4 M (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 10021233
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Includes bibliography: p. 175-186 and index.

Introduction -- Nature and idolatry -- Nature and rhetoric -- Nature and metaphor -- Nature and abstraction -- Nature and architecture -- Conclusion.