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The image of Edessa /

The icon known as the Image of Edessa (and later the Mandylion) is attributed to the times of Christ, although its existence before the sixth century is a matter for debate. This book provides critical editions with versions of related texts, and an analysis of the origins, known history, possible f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guscin, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 82.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One The Texts and Translations; 1. The Narratio de imagine Edessena; 2. The Sermon of Gregory Referendarius; 3. The Synaxarion; 4. The Synaxarion according to Iveron 797; 5. The Abgar letters recorded separately in Mount Athos manuscripts; 6. The Menaion; Plates 1-15; Part Two The Image of Edessa; 1. The Abgar Legend; 2. The Origins of the Image; 3. Edessa and Constantinople; 4. The Fourth Crusade; 5. The Image of Edessa in art; 6. What was the Image of Edessa?; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.