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... Byzantine art . In 1204 Constantinople was sacked by the crusaders , its treasures were destroyed or dispersed , and the brilliant middle period of Byzantine art was brought to an end . Although the empire was thereafter impoverished ...
... Byzantine art . In 1204 Constantinople was sacked by the crusaders , its treasures were destroyed or dispersed , and the brilliant middle period of Byzantine art was brought to an end . Although the empire was thereafter impoverished ...
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... Byzantine art between 1204 and 1453. It was at this time that the cult of the icon really came into its own , partly because richer materials became rare but mostly because of the growth of new ideas in art and thought . Ceramics ...
... Byzantine art between 1204 and 1453. It was at this time that the cult of the icon really came into its own , partly because richer materials became rare but mostly because of the growth of new ideas in art and thought . Ceramics ...
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... Byzantine arch by more elongated silhouettes . Eccle- siastical architecture began to lose the special features associated with the Byzantine heritage , becoming more national in character and increasingly permeated with the taste and ...
... Byzantine arch by more elongated silhouettes . Eccle- siastical architecture began to lose the special features associated with the Byzantine heritage , becoming more national in character and increasingly permeated with the taste and ...
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