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Byzantine art and architecture

Cormack, Robin. Byzantine Art. Oxford University Press, 2000. Solid introductory text.

Evans, Helen C., and William D. Wixom, eds. The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843-1261. Abrams, 1997. Illustrated catalogue of a major international exhibition.

Lowden, John. Early Christian & Byzantine Art. Phaidon, 1997. Comprehensive illustrated survey.

Maguire, Henry. The Icons of Their Bodies. Princeton University Press, 1996, 2000. Capable study of saints' images in Byzantine art.

Mathews, Thomas F. Byzantium: From Antiquity to the Renaissance. Abrams, 1998. Beautifully illustrated overview by a leading scholar in the field.

Ousterhout, Robert G. Master Builders of Byzantium. Princeton University Press, 1999. A major study that examines Byzantine architecture from the perspective of its builders.

Rodley, Lyn. Byzantine Art and Architecture: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 1994. Concise introduction to the subject; includes a survey of recent scholarship.

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Evans, Helen C, ed. Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). Yale University Press, 2004. Catalog accompanying an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Evans, Helen C., and William D. Wixom, eds. The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era (843-1261). Yale University Press, 2000. Catalog accompany an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Herrin, Judith. Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium. Princeton University Press, 2002. Lucid biographies of three Byzantine empresses.

Mango, Cyril, ed. History of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 2002. A selection of essays from leading scholars.

Marston, Elsa. The Byzantine Empire. Benchmark, 2002. For readers in grades 6 to 9.

Norwich, John Julius. A Short History of Byzantium. Knopf, 1997. Introductory history covers from AD 330 to 1453; abridged from the author's three-volume work.

Ostrogorsky, George. History of the Byzantine State. Rutgers University Press, 1986. Classic history of the Byzantine Empire; first published in 1956.

Rosser, John H. Historical Dictionary of Byzantium. Scarecrow, 2001. Good coverage of Byzantium's people, culture, and key events in its history.

Treadgold, Warren. A Concise History of Byzantium. Palgrave Global, 2002. A skillful summary of Byzantine history written for the general reader.

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