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The Melismos: The Child as Sacrifice in Byzantine Art 415 views
Author
Mustain, Barbara Sweeney , McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia
Advisors
Barolsky, Paul, McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia
Abstract
This paper is a history of the Melismos. It is a documentation of the appearance, dispersal, modification and decline of that visual form, It is, above all, a search for the meaning of the Melismos. It follows the fascinating history of the idea of the child sacrifice, seeking to reveal the special circumstances which led to the appearance of that idea as a work of art, and it attempts to document the subtle shifts in emphasis which modified both the form and the content of the Melismos.
[Excerpt from Introduction. Pages 1-2]
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Jesus Christ--Art; Art, Byzantine; Art, Medieval--Europe, Eastern; Human sacrifice
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Mustain, Barbara Sweeney . The Melismos: The Child as Sacrifice in Byzantine Art . University of Virginia, McIntire Department of Art, MA (Master of Arts), 1979-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/xgp0-z718.
