The Gift of Emperor Michael, Papal Textiles with Chrysoclabas and Figurative Art in the Period of Iconoclasm

On Christmas of the year 811, Emperor Michael I Rhangabe solemnly crowned his elder son Theophylact in the church of Hagia Sophia. On this occasion, he offered to the cathedral numerous precious gifts, among which was a set of four curtains embroidered with gold and purple. Sacred images were depict...

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Main Author: Piotr Grotowski
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow 2019-12-01
Series:Folia Historica Cracoviensia
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/foliahistoricacracoviensia/article/view/3597/3642