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Papers by Katherine Taronas
Hidden Stories/Human Lives: Proceedings of the Textile Society of America 17th Biennial Symposium, October 15-17, 2020., 2020
A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and ... more A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and sixth centuries) uses woven words and textual symbols for their primary decoration. Ornamented with bold letterforms created in brilliant colors, these objects are all inscribed with personal names—the names of individual men and women for whose lives we possess no other certain evidence. Far from simple labels indicating ownership, these names are integral parts of the textiles’ design and function both as text and as image. Investigating the epigraphic nuances, iconography, styles, and formats of these textiles will allow us to make some inferences about the identities and roles of these people in Late Antique Egyptian society. It will also shed light on some of their hopes and beliefs, for the inscriptions and iconography of these textiles can be interpreted as woven wishes for blessings and protection. This paper will consider this group of textiles as part of the tradition of protective inscriptions widespread in the ancient and Byzantine worlds but known primarily from more durable materials such as jewelry, carved inscriptions, and metalwork
Conference Presentations by Katherine Taronas
Textile Society of America Biennial Symposium, 2020
A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and ... more A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and sixth centuries) uses woven words and textual symbols for their primary decoration. Ornamented with bold letterforms created in brilliant colors, these objects are all inscribed with personal names—the names of individual men and women for whose lives we possess no other certain evidence. Far from simple labels indicating ownership, these names are integral parts of the textiles’ design and function both as text and as image. Investigating the epigraphic nuances, iconography, styles, and formats of these textiles will allow us to make some inferences about the identities and roles of these people in Late Antique Egyptian society. It will also shed light on some of their hopes and beliefs, for the inscriptions and iconography of these textiles can be interpreted as woven wishes for blessings and protection. This paper will consider this group of textiles as part of the tradition of protective inscriptions widespread in the ancient and Byzantine worlds but known primarily from more durable materials such as jewelry, carved inscriptions, and metalwork.
by Matteo G Randazzo, Margherita Riso, Mark Huggins, Niels Gaul, Aristotelis Nayfa, Katherine Taronas, MARIA CHRONOPOULOU, Ioannis Siopis, Danai Thomaidis, Victoria Beatrix Fendel, Ester Cristaldi, Cosimo Paravano, Callan Meynell, Obatnin Georgi, Bilal Adıgüzel, Abby-Eléonore Thouvenin, Alex M Feldman, Nikolaos Vryzidis, Barbara (Varvára) Astafurova, and Klimis Aslanidis
It is our great pleasure to publish this booklet of abstracts of the 2nd Annual Edinburgh Interna... more It is our great pleasure to publish this booklet of abstracts of the 2nd Annual Edinburgh International Graduate Byzantine Conference entitled “Reception, Appropriation and Innovation: Byzantium between the Christian and Islamic Worlds”, taking place at the University of Edinburgh from 30 November-1 December 2018. We publish here the 28 abstracts submitted by all of our speakers, including our invited, keynote speakers, all of whom we thank for their commitment to making this conference a success – and their contribution towards this end shines through on each of the following pages.
From the beginning this conference has been the fruit of collaborative efforts amongst individual scholars and institutions, as well, from many different countries. First, within the University of Edinburgh itself, the conference marks an important development in interdisciplinary collaboration amongst schools and colleges, as it is co-organized by students from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology together with the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
Moreover, we are very happy to have welcomed here scholars from all over the world to present their research from 20 different institutions in several countries: France, Greece, Turkey, Finland, UK, USA, Austria, Egypt, Italy, Denmark and Israel. Finally, this fruitful and multi-faceted collaboration would not have been possible without the generous support of the Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Research Group of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology together with the Alwaleed Centre of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, both of the University of Edinburgh, as well as generous support from the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies.
This booklet of abstracts has a twofold aim: 1) to situate this conference within the wider research context of the University of Edinburgh, highlighting the interdisciplinary work being conducted here with the hope of establishing these interdepartmental relations on solid ground for years to come, and 2) to make the fruits of these joint efforts readily available to a wider, global audience, both within academia and beyond, by means of various media and open-access publishing.
Conference Organisation by Katherine Taronas
At the forthcoming International Medieval Congress in Leeds the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity ... more At the forthcoming International Medieval Congress in Leeds the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Presbyters in the Late Antique West projects are sponsoring two sessions which will examine the physical setting, and the physical objects of cult.
Hidden Stories/Human Lives: Proceedings of the Textile Society of America 17th Biennial Symposium, October 15-17, 2020., 2020
A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and ... more A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and sixth centuries) uses woven words and textual symbols for their primary decoration. Ornamented with bold letterforms created in brilliant colors, these objects are all inscribed with personal names—the names of individual men and women for whose lives we possess no other certain evidence. Far from simple labels indicating ownership, these names are integral parts of the textiles’ design and function both as text and as image. Investigating the epigraphic nuances, iconography, styles, and formats of these textiles will allow us to make some inferences about the identities and roles of these people in Late Antique Egyptian society. It will also shed light on some of their hopes and beliefs, for the inscriptions and iconography of these textiles can be interpreted as woven wishes for blessings and protection. This paper will consider this group of textiles as part of the tradition of protective inscriptions widespread in the ancient and Byzantine worlds but known primarily from more durable materials such as jewelry, carved inscriptions, and metalwork
Textile Society of America Biennial Symposium, 2020
A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and ... more A small but distinct group of early Byzantine textiles from Egypt (dating between the fourth and sixth centuries) uses woven words and textual symbols for their primary decoration. Ornamented with bold letterforms created in brilliant colors, these objects are all inscribed with personal names—the names of individual men and women for whose lives we possess no other certain evidence. Far from simple labels indicating ownership, these names are integral parts of the textiles’ design and function both as text and as image. Investigating the epigraphic nuances, iconography, styles, and formats of these textiles will allow us to make some inferences about the identities and roles of these people in Late Antique Egyptian society. It will also shed light on some of their hopes and beliefs, for the inscriptions and iconography of these textiles can be interpreted as woven wishes for blessings and protection. This paper will consider this group of textiles as part of the tradition of protective inscriptions widespread in the ancient and Byzantine worlds but known primarily from more durable materials such as jewelry, carved inscriptions, and metalwork.
by Matteo G Randazzo, Margherita Riso, Mark Huggins, Niels Gaul, Aristotelis Nayfa, Katherine Taronas, MARIA CHRONOPOULOU, Ioannis Siopis, Danai Thomaidis, Victoria Beatrix Fendel, Ester Cristaldi, Cosimo Paravano, Callan Meynell, Obatnin Georgi, Bilal Adıgüzel, Abby-Eléonore Thouvenin, Alex M Feldman, Nikolaos Vryzidis, Barbara (Varvára) Astafurova, and Klimis Aslanidis
It is our great pleasure to publish this booklet of abstracts of the 2nd Annual Edinburgh Interna... more It is our great pleasure to publish this booklet of abstracts of the 2nd Annual Edinburgh International Graduate Byzantine Conference entitled “Reception, Appropriation and Innovation: Byzantium between the Christian and Islamic Worlds”, taking place at the University of Edinburgh from 30 November-1 December 2018. We publish here the 28 abstracts submitted by all of our speakers, including our invited, keynote speakers, all of whom we thank for their commitment to making this conference a success – and their contribution towards this end shines through on each of the following pages.
From the beginning this conference has been the fruit of collaborative efforts amongst individual scholars and institutions, as well, from many different countries. First, within the University of Edinburgh itself, the conference marks an important development in interdisciplinary collaboration amongst schools and colleges, as it is co-organized by students from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology together with the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.
Moreover, we are very happy to have welcomed here scholars from all over the world to present their research from 20 different institutions in several countries: France, Greece, Turkey, Finland, UK, USA, Austria, Egypt, Italy, Denmark and Israel. Finally, this fruitful and multi-faceted collaboration would not have been possible without the generous support of the Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Research Group of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology together with the Alwaleed Centre of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, both of the University of Edinburgh, as well as generous support from the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies.
This booklet of abstracts has a twofold aim: 1) to situate this conference within the wider research context of the University of Edinburgh, highlighting the interdisciplinary work being conducted here with the hope of establishing these interdepartmental relations on solid ground for years to come, and 2) to make the fruits of these joint efforts readily available to a wider, global audience, both within academia and beyond, by means of various media and open-access publishing.
At the forthcoming International Medieval Congress in Leeds the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity ... more At the forthcoming International Medieval Congress in Leeds the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Presbyters in the Late Antique West projects are sponsoring two sessions which will examine the physical setting, and the physical objects of cult.