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1. Charged Wonders.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*ART exhibitions, *CULTURE in art
Abstract

The article reviews the exhibition "Africa and Byzantium" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, from November 19, 2023 to March 3, 2024.

Published
2024

3. The Other Rome.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*CHRISTIANS, *ORTHODOX Eastern Church members, *MARGINS (Futures trading), *MUSLIMS
Abstract

The article discusses, For Christians of the East (including the Orthodox Slavs) and also for Muslims, this Rome—the New Rome of Constantinople—was the only Rome that mattered. By contrast, East Rome has tended to linger awkwardly on the margins of standard narratives of the history of Western Europe.

Published
2022

4. Between Two Empires.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*ARMENIAN art, *ANTIQUITIES, *EXHIBITIONS, ARMENIAN history
Abstract

The article reviews the historical exhibition of Armenian art and antiquities titled "Armenia!" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York from September 30, 2018 through January 13, 2019 and comments on the book "Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages," edited by Helen C. Evans.

Published
2019

5. Splendors of the Seljuqs in New York.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*SELJUK art, *SELJUKS, *EXHIBITIONS
Abstract

The article reviews the exhibition "Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs an exhibition" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from April 27-July 24, 2016 which featured Seljuk art and antiquities.

Published
2016

6. Charmed Lives.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*ART exhibitions, *EXHIBITIONS, ANTIOCH in Pisidia (Extinct city)
Abstract

Evaluates the exhibition, titled 'Antioch: The Los Ancient City,' at the Worcester Art Museum in Cleveland, Indiana. Title of the catalog of the exhibition edited by Christine Kondoleon; History of the Antioc, a city during the Roman empire; Visual arts of Antioch.

Published
2001

7. A more glorious house.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*EXHIBITIONS, *BYZANTINE art, *ART exhibitions
Abstract

Describes several exhibitions. `A More Glorious House,' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; `The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, AD 843-1261,' a catalog of the exhibition edited by Helen C. Evans and William D. Wixom at the Abrams/Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Published
1997

8. On the Magic Carpet of the Met.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*PAINTING exhibitions, *ISLAMIC art exhibitions, *ISLAM
Abstract

The article offers information on the book "Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," edited by Maryam D. Ekhtiar and on the exhibition "Treasures of Islamic Manuscript Painting from the Morgan" at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City from October 21, 2011-January 29, 2012. It also mentions the design of the galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It notes that the design emphasizes the diversity of lands and cultures related to Islam.

Published
2011

15. The Risks of Being Christian.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews two books including "Sin: The Early History of an Idea," by Paula Fredriksen and "Heaven's Purge: Purgatory in Late Antiquity," by Isabel Moreira.

Published
2012

17. The Private Art of Early Christians.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*EXHIBITIONS, *CHRISTIANITY & art, *SACRED books, *AESTHETICS in the Bible, *BIBLICAL studies, CATHOLIC Church
Abstract

The article reviews the exhibition "Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art" at the Kimberly Art Museum, in Fort Worth from November 18-2007 to March 30, 2008.

Published
2008

19. A new Augustine.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*CHRISTIAN saints
Abstract

Reviews several books about Saint Augustine. `Saint Augustine,' by Gary Wills; `The Works of Saint Augustine III/11: Newly Discovered Sermons,' translated by Edmund Hill; `Saint Augustine: Letters VI (1-29),' translated by Robert B. Eno.

Published
1999

20. Rome: Sex & Freedom.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*SIN, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity" by Kyle Harper.

Published
2013

21. Recovering Submerged Worlds.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews three book "The Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam" and "Empires in Collision in Late Antiquity" by G.W. Bowersock, and "The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism" by Patricia Crone.

Published
2013

22. The Great Transition.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*ART exhibitions
Abstract

The article reviews the exhibition "Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition (7th-9th Century)" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from March 14 to July 8, 2012.

Published
2012

23. Paganism: What We Owe the Christians.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*PAGANISM, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "The Last Pagans of Rome," by Alan Cameron.

Published
2011

24. A Surprise from Saint Augustine.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews two books "Augustine and the Jews: A Christian Defense of Jews and Judaism," by Paula Frederiksen and "Palestine in Late Antiquity," by Hagith Sivan.

Published
2009

25. The Voice of the Stones.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*MOSAICS (Art), *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Mosaics As History: The Near East From Late Antiquity to Islam," by G. W. Bowersock.

Published
2008

26. Dialogue With God.

Author

Brown, Peter

Subjects
*LATIN literature, *NONFICTION
Published
2017

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