- Source: Madrid Skylitzes
The Madrid Skylitzes is a twelfth century illuminated manuscript version of the Synopsis of Histories (Greek: Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν, Byzantine Greek: [ˈsy̜.nop.sis is.to.riˈon]), by John Skylitzes, which covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057. The manuscript was produced at the Norman court of Palermo in Sicily and is now housed in the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. It remains the only preserved Greek-language illustrated chronicle from the Byzantine period. The chronicle includes 574 miniatures detailing depictions of everyday life in the Byzantine Empire such as boats, literary practices, sieges, and ceremonies, in "both purely Byzantine and Western styles while also reflecting Islamic elements".
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References
Bibliography
Color facsimile edition by Militos (Μίλητος) Publishers, ISBN 960-8460-16-6.
Tsamakda, Vasiliki (2002). The Illustrated Chronicle of Ioannes Skylitzes, Leiden.
Bjørnholt, Bente and J. Burke, eds. (2005). "The Cultures and Contexts of the Madrid Skylitzes". International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds
External links
Biography of Basil II with notes on Scylitzes by Catherine Holmes
World Digital Library page, and PDF download of the Madrid Skylitzes
Hispanic Digital Library page, and PDF download of the Madrid Skylitzes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Skylitzes Matritensis
- Iōannēs Skylitzēs
- Mikael I Kerularius
- Basileios II Boulgaroktonos
- Mikhaēl I Rangabes
- Mikhaēl IV Paphlagōn
- Ioannes I Tzimiskes
- Basileios I Makedonia
- Pengepungan Taormina (902)
- Pressian II dari Bulgaria
- Madrid Skylitzes
- John Skylitzes
- Constantine VII
- Byzantine illuminated manuscripts
- Byzantine flags and insignia
- Basil II
- Michael IV the Paphlagonian
- Michael I Rangabe
- Flag of Bulgaria
- Corslet
