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Research paper thumbnail of Dress and identity within the Christian and Muslim communities in Egypt from the eighth to the fourteenth century

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Research paper thumbnail of Quelques remarques sur l'origine des sarcophages paléochrétiens en Provence. Marbre, perçoir et style

Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum. Ergänzungsband, 1995

... Si l'on accepte l'hypothèse que les invasions de Wisigoths ont donné le coup de grâ... more ... Si l'on accepte l'hypothèse que les invasions de Wisigoths ont donné le coup de grâce à une longue tradition de sculpture dans la capitale ancienne, donc vers 410, il faut tenir compte de la possibilité que l'exportation de sarcophages romains se terminait elle-aussi en raisons ...

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Research paper thumbnail of À propos d'une école syro-libanaise d'icônes au XIIIe siècle

Eastern Christian Art, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of The Church of Deir Mar Tuma in Saydnaya: a Reused Roman Temple

Eastern Christian Art 8, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Monasteries and Churches of the Qalamun (Syria): Art and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages

Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 7, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic-Ethiopian Artistic Interactions: The Issues of the Nursing Virgin and St George Slaying the Dragon

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies 8, 2016

The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in ar... more The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in artistic interaction. However, the search for tangible evidence is seriously hampered by the fact that several well-preserved medieval decoration programmes in Ethiopian churches, in particular in and near Lalibälä, were created in the final phase of Coptic artistic production, that is, the later part of the thirteenth century. To illustrate the complexity of the research on the transmission of scenes, this article focuses on two subjects believed to have been distinct from both traditions: the breastfeeding Virgin and St George slaying the Dragon. Realizing that the hypothetic transmission of these motifs can only be demonstrated in the case of a chronological overlap in their occurrence in both countries, our attention principally concerns the extent of their popularity in Egypt. The main question is if the nursing Virgin and St George the dragon-slayer can really be regarded as distinctively Coptic.

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Research paper thumbnail of Church Embellishment in Medieval Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus

Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds

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Research paper thumbnail of The Monastery of Our Lady of Saydnaya and Its Icon

Eastern Christian Art, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Identity Puzzles: Medieval Christian Art in Syria and Lebanon

Numerous churches decorated with medieval wall paintings can be found in Lebanon and Syria, espec... more Numerous churches decorated with medieval wall paintings can be found in Lebanon and Syria, especially in the former Crusader County of Tripoli and the Muslim-controlled Damascus area. In particular the first half of the thirteenth century turned out to be a period of intensive artistic activities. This book addresses the matter of identity formation in the decoration of Maronite, Melkite and Syrian Orthodox churches during this artistic 'Syrian Renaissance', and explores the differences and similarities between the arts of these communities. Attention is given to the interaction between Latins and local Christians, the attribution of works of art to local and Byzantine artists, and the relationship with Islamic art. Furthermore, recent discoveries have revealed that indigenous painters and workshops involved in the embellishment of churches also produced icons which were formerly attributed to Latin artists, thus adding a new dimension to the research on the production of C...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Kaftun (Northern Lebanon) and Its Wall Paintings (Preliminary Report 20092010)

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Research paper thumbnail of Kaftoun 2004 the wall paintings

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic-Ethiopian Artistic Interactions: e Issues of the Nursing Virgin and St George Slaying the Dragon

The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in ar... more The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in artistic interaction. However, the search for tangible evidence is seriously hampered by the fact that several well-preserved medieval decoration programmes in Ethiopian churches, in particular in and near Lalibala, were created in the final phase of Coptic artistic production, that is, the later part of the thirteenth century. To illustrate the complexity of the research on the transmission of scenes, this article focuses on two subjects believed to have been distinct from both traditions: the breastfeeding Virgin and St George slaying the Dragon. Realizing that the hypothetic transmission of these motifs can only be demonstrated in the case of a chronological overlap in their occurrence in both countries, our attention principally concerns the extent of their popularity in Egypt.Th e main question is if the nursing Virgin and St George the dragon-slayer can really be regarded as distinct...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Wall Paintings and Inscriptions of Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi. Deir Mar Musa: The Inscriptions

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Research paper thumbnail of Monasteries and Churches of the Qalamun (Syria): Art and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages

Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies

_________________________________________________________________________________________________... more ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 7 (2007) Page 74 T he mountainous area to the north of Damascus, known as the Qalamun (Djebel Qalam n), has long been a Christian stronghold in the predominantly Muslim Middle East (fig. 1; all figures are by the author, unless mentioned otherwise). Traditionally, the majority of the Qalamun’s Christians were adherents to the Byzantine Orthodox (Melkite) Church, living in places such as Saydnaya, Maarat Saydnaya, Maalula, Yabrud, Qara and Deir Attiya. The Syrian Orthodox Church was well established in Nebk, Qaryatain and Sadad in the eastern part of the Qalamun, owned two monasteries here (Deir Mar Musa and Deir Mar Elian), and had bishoprics in Damascus and Sadad. With the increasing importance of the Greek Catholic Church in Damascus and its surroundings in the eighteenth century, the denomination of several Melkite monasteries and churches changed from Greek Orthodox to Greek Catholic. In the next century the two West Syrian monasteries were transferred to the Syrian Catholic Church. This study aims at giving the initial impetus to reconstructing the Christian landscape of the Qalamun through the ages. We do, however, have to realise that this intention is ambitious, as it requires a systematic survey of the area and a detailed analysis of the ancient buildings combined with a study of relevant literary sources. With this limitation in mind, our point of departure will be the situation in the decades before and during the Crusader era (1099-1291), focussing in particular on two interrelated subjects that in recent years have raised scholarly interest: the flourishing of church art in the Qalamun, and the impact of pilgrimage, in particular to the Monastery of Our Lady in Saydnaya.

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic studies on the threshold of a new millennium : proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Coptic Studies, Leiden, 27 August - 2 September 2000

The congresses organised every four years under the auspices of the International Association for... more The congresses organised every four years under the auspices of the International Association for Coptic Studies (IACS) are the main forum for scholars of Egyptian Christian life and culture through the ages. The proceedings of the seventh congress, which was held in Leiden in 2000, comprise ninety-nine papers, reflecting the growth and diversification of Coptic studies worldwide. They include valuable and sometimes groundbreaking essays in topics of, for example, Coptic language, literature, monasticism and archaeology. A particularly noteworthy and important feature of the present proceedings are the state-of-the-art reviews of current trends and achievements in the main fields of the discipline, written by invited experts and accompanied by extensive bibliographies. These review articles cover aspects of Coptic studies as diverse as papyrology, gnosticism, liturgy, Copto-Arabic and art history. They turn these two volumes into real reference books, indispensable for every scholar...

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Research paper thumbnail of Church Embellishment in Medieval Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus: Patronage and Identity

Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds. Studies in Honour of Erica Cruikshank Dodd, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Christelijke wandschilderingen in Libanon

Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of Iconen in het Nabije Oosten

Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1997

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Research paper thumbnail of The Proskynetarion of Hernen Castle

Eastern Christian Art, 2005

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Research paper thumbnail of A Day at the Sarcophagus Workshop

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Roman sarcophagi are among the most impressive funerary monuments to have ever been made, yet lit... more Roman sarcophagi are among the most impressive funerary monuments to have ever been made, yet little is known of the technical efforts or influences that went into creating such monuments. Different, yet near-standard, manufacturing stages are proposed in the creation of these funerary carvings and their present conditions shown to have been influenced significantly by near-workshop practices. Significant examples are evaluated from this technical standpoint and firm conclusions made as to how these carvings were executed and purchased.

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Research paper thumbnail of Dress and identity within the Christian and Muslim communities in Egypt from the eighth to the fourteenth century

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Research paper thumbnail of Quelques remarques sur l'origine des sarcophages paléochrétiens en Provence. Marbre, perçoir et style

Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum. Ergänzungsband, 1995

... Si l'on accepte l'hypothèse que les invasions de Wisigoths ont donné le coup de grâ... more ... Si l'on accepte l'hypothèse que les invasions de Wisigoths ont donné le coup de grâce à une longue tradition de sculpture dans la capitale ancienne, donc vers 410, il faut tenir compte de la possibilité que l'exportation de sarcophages romains se terminait elle-aussi en raisons ...

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Research paper thumbnail of À propos d'une école syro-libanaise d'icônes au XIIIe siècle

Eastern Christian Art, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of The Church of Deir Mar Tuma in Saydnaya: a Reused Roman Temple

Eastern Christian Art 8, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Monasteries and Churches of the Qalamun (Syria): Art and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages

Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 7, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic-Ethiopian Artistic Interactions: The Issues of the Nursing Virgin and St George Slaying the Dragon

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies 8, 2016

The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in ar... more The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in artistic interaction. However, the search for tangible evidence is seriously hampered by the fact that several well-preserved medieval decoration programmes in Ethiopian churches, in particular in and near Lalibälä, were created in the final phase of Coptic artistic production, that is, the later part of the thirteenth century. To illustrate the complexity of the research on the transmission of scenes, this article focuses on two subjects believed to have been distinct from both traditions: the breastfeeding Virgin and St George slaying the Dragon. Realizing that the hypothetic transmission of these motifs can only be demonstrated in the case of a chronological overlap in their occurrence in both countries, our attention principally concerns the extent of their popularity in Egypt. The main question is if the nursing Virgin and St George the dragon-slayer can really be regarded as distinctively Coptic.

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Research paper thumbnail of Church Embellishment in Medieval Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus

Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds

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Research paper thumbnail of The Monastery of Our Lady of Saydnaya and Its Icon

Eastern Christian Art, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Identity Puzzles: Medieval Christian Art in Syria and Lebanon

Numerous churches decorated with medieval wall paintings can be found in Lebanon and Syria, espec... more Numerous churches decorated with medieval wall paintings can be found in Lebanon and Syria, especially in the former Crusader County of Tripoli and the Muslim-controlled Damascus area. In particular the first half of the thirteenth century turned out to be a period of intensive artistic activities. This book addresses the matter of identity formation in the decoration of Maronite, Melkite and Syrian Orthodox churches during this artistic 'Syrian Renaissance', and explores the differences and similarities between the arts of these communities. Attention is given to the interaction between Latins and local Christians, the attribution of works of art to local and Byzantine artists, and the relationship with Islamic art. Furthermore, recent discoveries have revealed that indigenous painters and workshops involved in the embellishment of churches also produced icons which were formerly attributed to Latin artists, thus adding a new dimension to the research on the production of C...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Kaftun (Northern Lebanon) and Its Wall Paintings (Preliminary Report 20092010)

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Research paper thumbnail of Kaftoun 2004 the wall paintings

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic-Ethiopian Artistic Interactions: e Issues of the Nursing Virgin and St George Slaying the Dragon

The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in ar... more The long-term contacts between the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches also manifested itself in artistic interaction. However, the search for tangible evidence is seriously hampered by the fact that several well-preserved medieval decoration programmes in Ethiopian churches, in particular in and near Lalibala, were created in the final phase of Coptic artistic production, that is, the later part of the thirteenth century. To illustrate the complexity of the research on the transmission of scenes, this article focuses on two subjects believed to have been distinct from both traditions: the breastfeeding Virgin and St George slaying the Dragon. Realizing that the hypothetic transmission of these motifs can only be demonstrated in the case of a chronological overlap in their occurrence in both countries, our attention principally concerns the extent of their popularity in Egypt.Th e main question is if the nursing Virgin and St George the dragon-slayer can really be regarded as distinct...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Wall Paintings and Inscriptions of Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi. Deir Mar Musa: The Inscriptions

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Research paper thumbnail of Monasteries and Churches of the Qalamun (Syria): Art and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages

Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies

_________________________________________________________________________________________________... more ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 7 (2007) Page 74 T he mountainous area to the north of Damascus, known as the Qalamun (Djebel Qalam n), has long been a Christian stronghold in the predominantly Muslim Middle East (fig. 1; all figures are by the author, unless mentioned otherwise). Traditionally, the majority of the Qalamun’s Christians were adherents to the Byzantine Orthodox (Melkite) Church, living in places such as Saydnaya, Maarat Saydnaya, Maalula, Yabrud, Qara and Deir Attiya. The Syrian Orthodox Church was well established in Nebk, Qaryatain and Sadad in the eastern part of the Qalamun, owned two monasteries here (Deir Mar Musa and Deir Mar Elian), and had bishoprics in Damascus and Sadad. With the increasing importance of the Greek Catholic Church in Damascus and its surroundings in the eighteenth century, the denomination of several Melkite monasteries and churches changed from Greek Orthodox to Greek Catholic. In the next century the two West Syrian monasteries were transferred to the Syrian Catholic Church. This study aims at giving the initial impetus to reconstructing the Christian landscape of the Qalamun through the ages. We do, however, have to realise that this intention is ambitious, as it requires a systematic survey of the area and a detailed analysis of the ancient buildings combined with a study of relevant literary sources. With this limitation in mind, our point of departure will be the situation in the decades before and during the Crusader era (1099-1291), focussing in particular on two interrelated subjects that in recent years have raised scholarly interest: the flourishing of church art in the Qalamun, and the impact of pilgrimage, in particular to the Monastery of Our Lady in Saydnaya.

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Research paper thumbnail of Coptic studies on the threshold of a new millennium : proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Coptic Studies, Leiden, 27 August - 2 September 2000

The congresses organised every four years under the auspices of the International Association for... more The congresses organised every four years under the auspices of the International Association for Coptic Studies (IACS) are the main forum for scholars of Egyptian Christian life and culture through the ages. The proceedings of the seventh congress, which was held in Leiden in 2000, comprise ninety-nine papers, reflecting the growth and diversification of Coptic studies worldwide. They include valuable and sometimes groundbreaking essays in topics of, for example, Coptic language, literature, monasticism and archaeology. A particularly noteworthy and important feature of the present proceedings are the state-of-the-art reviews of current trends and achievements in the main fields of the discipline, written by invited experts and accompanied by extensive bibliographies. These review articles cover aspects of Coptic studies as diverse as papyrology, gnosticism, liturgy, Copto-Arabic and art history. They turn these two volumes into real reference books, indispensable for every scholar...

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Research paper thumbnail of Church Embellishment in Medieval Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus: Patronage and Identity

Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds. Studies in Honour of Erica Cruikshank Dodd, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Christelijke wandschilderingen in Libanon

Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of Iconen in het Nabije Oosten

Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1997

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Research paper thumbnail of The Proskynetarion of Hernen Castle

Eastern Christian Art, 2005

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Research paper thumbnail of A Day at the Sarcophagus Workshop

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 0197376031000078530, Jan 4, 2011

Roman sarcophagi are among the most impressive funerary monuments to have ever been made, yet lit... more Roman sarcophagi are among the most impressive funerary monuments to have ever been made, yet little is known of the technical efforts or influences that went into creating such monuments. Different, yet near-standard, manufacturing stages are proposed in the creation of these funerary carvings and their present conditions shown to have been influenced significantly by near-workshop practices. Significant examples are evaluated from this technical standpoint and firm conclusions made as to how these carvings were executed and purchased.

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Research paper thumbnail of TRAVAUX ET MÉMOIRES | Tome XX/2 | Mélanges Catherine Jolivet-Lévy

by Association des Amis du Centre d’Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance ACHCByz, Sulamith Brodbeck, Helena Rochard, nada helou, Mat Immerzeel, Sophie Métivier, Simone Piazza, Nikolaos Siomkos, jean-pierre SODINI, Jean-Michel Spieser, Manuela Studer-Karlen, Maria Zoubouli, Tolga B. Uyar, Maria Xenaki, Antonis Tsakalos, and Paule Pagès

Catherine Jolivet-Lévy a été l’étudiante d’Anatole Frolow qui fut mon prédécesseur à la chaire d’... more Catherine Jolivet-Lévy a été l’étudiante d’Anatole Frolow qui fut mon prédécesseur à la chaire d’art byzantin de l’université Paris 1. À la mort de ce dernier, je fus appelé à le remplacer en compagnie de Pauline Donceel-Voûte qui fut, peu après, choisie comme directrice de l’Institut néerlandais d’Istanbul et démissionna de son poste. Catherine me parut toute désignée pour la remplacer, d’autant que nos champs d’activité, l’archéologie de l’Antiquité tardive de mon côté, l’histoire de l’art de Byzance du sien, se complétaient parfaitement. Ainsi commença une collaboration pédagogique et scientifique qui fut efficace et harmonieuse car elle était fondée sur le recours aux documents, leur insertion dans leur contexte historique, culturel et souvent liturgique, ainsi que sur une méfiance commune des a priori stylistiques. Sa nomination, après son habilitation à diriger des recherches en 1996, comme professeur à Paris 1 puis comme directrice d’études à l’École Pratique des Hautes Études (Ve section) lui permit d’assurer pleinement un rôle éminent dans la formation à la recherche de jeunes chercheurs.

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Research paper thumbnail of Church Embellishment in Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus: Patronage and Identity

Art and Material Culture in the Byzantine and Islamic Worlds: Studies in Honour of Erica Cruikshank Dodd, 2021

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