The Sound Of Byzantıum

Essays, İmagery, And An İllustrated Dictionary For The İnstruments Of The Byzantine Era. More Than One Hundred Color Plates Accompany Essays On Representations Of Musical İnstruments İn Byzantine İconography And Literature And Account For Their Uses İn State Ceremonies Of The Middle And Late Byzantine Periods. The Contributors Explore The Musical İnstruments İn Byzantine Sources And Evaluate Their İmportance For Specific Themes İn Byzantine Traditions. İnnovative And İnsightful, This Comprehensive Volume Also Contains A Dictionary Of Musical İnstruments, Accompanied By Original Drawings Specially Prepared For This Publication.