The Wyvern Collection

Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art

Marco Aimone

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
20 January 2021

Decorative arts

Series: The Wyvern Collection

Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are now understood as times of extraordinary skill and creativity in the decorative arts. In the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) artists and craftsmen transitioned from 'Roman' to 'Byzantine' art and inspired a move from naturalism to a more hieratic and symbolic style, drawing on the deep artistic links connecting the Mediterranean world and the East.

The many spectacular artefacts from this period in the Wyvern Collection are luxury objects, most commissioned by wealthy patrons or the Church, ranging in date from the fourth century to around 1300. Masterpieces of great significance for art history, including a 5th-century Artemis missorium, previously unpublished, and an 11th-century enamelled enkolpion from Constantinople are among the highlights of the collection. Other extraordinary objects - Late Roman chariot decorations, a stone funerary door from Syria and brooches brought across Europe by the families of Roman soldiers - complete this artistic panorama of the great Mediterranean and Persian civilizations, whose creative influence extended to the far west of the Islamic world.

The catalogue, by Byzantine metalwork expert Marco Aimone, is augmented by three essays from technical specialists: Jack Ogden (enamelling), Peter Northover (metallurgy) and Erica Cruikshank Dodd (hallmarks). Rika Gyselen also contributes readings of Persian inscriptions.

By: Marco Aimone
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 219mm,
Weight: 3.020kg
ISBN: 9780500252499
ISBN 10: 0500252491
Series: The Wyvern Collection
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 20 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword • Preface • Notes to Reader The Catalogue i Enamels, Catalogue numbers 1–11 ii Late Roman Vessels, Catalogue numbers 12–31 iii Byzantine Vessels, Catalogue numbers 32–44 iv Sasanian and Early Islamic Vessels, Catalogue numbers 45–63 v Liturgical and Paraliturgical Objects, Catalogue numbers 64–85 vi Devotional Objects, Catalogue numbers 86–95 vii Furnishings and Architectonic Sculptures, Catalogue numbers 96–118 viii Varia, Catalogue numbers 119–127 ix Later Objects, Catalogue numbers 128–130 Between Byzantium and Persia: The Wyvern Peacock Plate Marco Aimone Byzantine Inlaid Enamels Jack Ogden The Silver Vessels: Analyses and Technical Reports Peter Northover Silver Objects with Stamps Erica Cruikshank Dodd with Marco Aimone Concordance, Epigraphic Conventions, Units of Weight, Notes, Bibliography, Profiles Map of the Mediterranean Area, the Middle East and Central Asia

Marco Aimone is a scholar of Late Antique and Medieval archaeology. He has published extensively on the precious metalwork and epigraphy of the Migration Period. Aimone has been has been a senior advisory curator for the Wyvern Collection since 2015.