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The Illustrated Chronicles of Ioannes Skylitzes in Madrid,by Vasiliki Tsamakda.Leiden 2002 Alexandros Press Pages 664 ( 448 pp.text,584 ills.in full color and 20 in black & white ) bound 240 x170 mm.This Book presents the Most Prolifically illustrated medieval chronicles. It is embellished with 574 miniatures,painted in Italy by seven artists : Four Italians,an Englishman or Frenchman and two Byzantines.- A unique cooperation between artists of different nationalities.The Miniatures of the Manuscript,all of whichare reproduced here in full colour,illustrate various subject matter,including court ceremonies,cavalry and naval battles,sieges,hunts,and scenes of daily life.The book is based on a Ph.D.Thesis presented to the University of Heidelberg,which was accepted " Summa cum laude ".The Author ,a promising young scholar,ghas studies the manuscript for many years and diligently compared every scene to the text of the chronicle and to other relevant textswhenever a scene deviatedfrom the original passage.In this work examines the iconography and style of the miniatures,compares them to similar miniatures in Byzantium and the West establishes the date and place of production of the manuscript. Language :Text in English - codice articolo 001274