Publications/Dec 19, 2024

Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

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Steven H. Wander. Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Reichert Verlag, 2024.

From Reichert Verlag

Flavius Josephus and Artwork of Roman Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages demonstrates how the writings of the first-century Judaean historian influenced the genesis, nature and design of major monuments of the first millennium: 1) The frieze of the Spoils from the Temple in Jerusalem, Arch of Titus: 2) the Portrait of Josephus in Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 50, fol. 2r; 3) The Sack of Jerusalem on the Franks (Auzon) Casket 4) The Lost Portico Mosaics at S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome; Illuminations in 5) the Christian Topography of Kosmas Indikopleustes. 6) the Codex Amiatinus; and 7) The Paris Psalter.