Bildteil Smolčić

This publication delves into the historical and cultural significance of the Byzantine monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas, and Nea Moni of Chios, offering a multifaceted exploration through various scholarly lenses. It examines the architectural and urban development of Constantinople, particularly focusing on the Constantinian Wall's trajectory and its gates. The study also analyzes dedicatory verses and their historical context, such as those found in the Codex Marcianus Graecus 524, and explores the linguistic evolution defining the term 'Turk' in Byzantine texts. Additionally, it investigates the dating of monastic typikons, the influence of the Menologion on the Vita of Barlaam and Ioasaph, and the natural light dynamics in significant churches like the Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessalonike. The publication further scrutinizes rhetorical patterns in Byzantine oratory and their classical roots, as well as the division of booty in late Byzantium. It also compares models of sacred space in Byzantine visual culture through case studies of monasteries in the Balkans. Epigraphic annotations and the life of Emperor Constantine Palaiologos are also addressed, providing a comprehensive overview of these sites' historical and cultural layers.

Smolčić-Makuljević, S. (2010). Bildteil Smolčić. Jahrbuch Der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 59, 326–333. https://doi.org/10.1553/joeb59s326