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The Fogg Art Museum and the Busch-Reisinger Museum are located at 32 Quincy Street in Cambridge. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is located next door at 485 Broadway. Each Museum is a short walk from the Harvard Square MBTA station.
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This database covers the literature of art more broadly than Art Index, including books, exhibition catalogs, conference proceedings, and articles in journals published throughout the world. (You'll find out about lots of publications in foreign languages here, as well as in English!)
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Western European rulers emulated the Byzantine emperor and arranged the marriages of their sons and daughters to Byzantine nobles. German emperor Otto II married Byzantine princess Theophano in 972, sealing an alliance between the German imperial family and the Byzantine aristocracy. Alliances such as this one were accompanied by the exchange of gifts, including illuminated books.
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This 3-volume encyclopedia covering all fields of Byzantine studies is essential. Its articles on Byzantine history and culture will give you a better understanding of the art by explaining the cultural background to which it belongs. The articles are short, written by experts, and contain brief, but critical, bibliographies.
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Gospel writers are frequent subjects in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts. Here Saint Mark is shown sharpening his pen, preparing to write the first word of his Gospel. The pose and costume of the saint were derived from portraits of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. The table, lectern, and writing tools are medieval additions to the scene.
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