2024-25

The course deals with methodological questions involved in the history of Byzantine art.  It examines the terms ‘iconography’ and ‘iconology’, theories pertaining to iconology, various schools of painting, such as the ‘Vienna School’ and the founders of iconology in Europe.  It also deals with the term ‘Byzantine iconology’ and iconological matters in the history of Byzantine art. 

The course offers basic information on archaeology for the beginning student.

The course deals with cultural matters, such as public and private education, schools for the public, academies, libraries, the circulation of manuscripts and printed matter, literary production, painting and music. Selected archival sources are discussed and analysed, with a view to students familiarizing themselves with archival sources.
Students may take an optional one-hour study session, whose aim is to familiarize them with archival sources in Greek.