Book description
The first exploration of the artistic and cultural intersections of the African continent and the Byzantine world
Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire, but less known are the profound artistic contributions of Nubia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms whose pivotal interactions with…
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This book assembles a massive collection of ancient African Christian art that has never come together at this level before.
This collection of essays narrates an art exhibit that was housed in 2024 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The thing I love about this book is that readers can continue to see these images in one collection for generations that follow the exhibition.
I also really love how this book not only narrates the history of early Christianity in Africa but is littered with beautiful images that help us to see and feel the way…
From Vince's list on Christianity in Africa before colonialism.
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