Byzantine History in Art

Citation Style Guide

lecat — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:07 +0000

For History in Art, one of the citation style guides that is followed is the MLA Style Guide.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.

The print edition can be found in the reference collection at Koerner, Education, David Lam, Okanagan, and Robson Square Libraries. The call number is LB2369 .G53 2003.

UBC Library has prepared a Quick Start Guide to MLA Style. You can locate it here, or by going from the UBC Library homepage – Branches – Branches & Divisions – Humanities and Social Sciences – Quick Start Guides – MLA Style.

A Subject Guide to Byzantine Art and Architecture Resources

lecat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:17:32 +0000

Byzantine mosaic in Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, depicting EmpressTheodora (6th century) flanked by a chaplain and a court lady believed to be her confidant Antonina, wife of general Belisarius.

This image is from the Wikipedia Commons: Byzantine mosaic in Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, depicting Empress Theodora (6th century) flanked by a chaplain and a court lady believed to be her confidant Antonina, wife of general Belisarius. Image retrieved on 18 November 2009 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ravenna,_san_vitale,_teodora_e_il_suo_seguito_%28prima_met%C3%A0_del_VI_secolo%29.jpg

Welcome!

lecat — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:09:19 +0000

This subject guide is designed to help in the initial research on a topic in Byzantine Art and Architecture. Byzantine Art and Architecture comes from the Byzantine Empire, which existed for several centuries. There is no definitive start date to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire but it is usually attributed from the founding of Constantinople in 330 A.D. (during the time of Constantine (306-337)) to 1453 when Constantinople was taken by the Turks. Religion and politics play an important role in the various art and architecture styles.

This subject guide has been created for LIBR 530, a class at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia, for the fall 2009. The purpose of this blog is to be Subject Guide to Byzantine History in Art resources that are available through the University of British Columbia Library. If your local library does not have some of the resources listed here there are many other excellent resources on Byzantine art and architecture than can be listed here. There are many other guides to Byzantine resources available on the web and from other libraries.