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The Byzantines did not know a Western-style travelling kingship. Constantinople was the undisputed capital of the empire, its palace the heart of administration and ceremonial. And yet most Byzantine emperors were quite mobile, at least at times, whether out of military necessity or out of a desire to get away from the big city of Constantinople.
However, an adequate representation of rulership had to be guaranteed in these cases as well. This book is the first monographic study of the imperial tent and tent camp as a ritual space. Based on considerations of realism regarding the equipment, form and furnishing of the tents, the author analyses patterns of action and spatial concepts that turned the imperial camp into a mobile palace.
However, an adequate representation of rulership had to be guaranteed in these cases as well. This book is the first monographic study of the imperial tent and tent camp as a ritual space. Based on considerations of realism regarding the equipment, form and furnishing of the tents, the author analyses patterns of action and spatial concepts that turned the imperial camp into a mobile palace.
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- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Heher, Dominik
- Title
- Mobiles Kaisertum. Das Zelt als Ort der Herrschaft und Repräsentation in Byzanz (10.-12. Jahrhundert)
- Details
- Paperback, 42 colour illustrations. 172 pages.
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