The Legacy of Byzantine Cherson : 185 Years of Excavation at Tauric Chersonesos by Vera Zalesskaya, Tatyana Yashaeva, Elena Denisova and Natalia Ginkut (2012, Hardcover)
This is a unique trilingual (Russian, Ukrainian, English) publication, in which are brought together for the first time 500 of the most interesting finds from the excavations of the northernmost outpost of the Byzantine Empire, Cherson, today housed in museum collections in different countries. Among them are coins and seals, jewelry and tools, everyday objects and liturgical vessels, made of gold, silver, bronze, marble, glass, bone, clay and other materials. Many of the objects are published for the first time. Catalogue entries, scholarly articles, and high-quality full-color illustrations are preceded by forewords from the directors of the participating institutions: the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, the State Hermitage, the State Historical Museum, and the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the University of Texas at Austin. The publication includes a general bibliography and an index of the areas and excavation sites of Byzantine Cherson and its surroundings. It is intended for historians, archaeologists, art historians, and all those who are interested in the culture of Byzantium.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Institute of Classical Archaeology
ISBN-10
0974833428
ISBN-13
9780974833422
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113095845
Product Key Features
Author
Elena Denisova, Natalia Ginkut, Tatyana Yashaeva, Vera Zalesskaya
Publication Name
Legacy of Byzantine Cherson : 185 Years of Excavation at Tauric Chersonesos
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
708 Pages
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dk508.95.C544l4 2011
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Archaeology, Ancient / General, Europe / Eastern, Europe / General, Europe / Medieval