Women in purple : rulers of medieval Byzantium /
In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses--Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora--changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. In this exhilarating a...
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
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