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Madrid Skylitzes
The Madrid Skylitzes is a twelfth century illuminated manuscript version of the Synopsis of Histories (Greek: Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν, Byzantine Greek: [ˈsy̜.nop.sis is.to.riˈon]), by John Skylitzes, which covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057.[1] The manuscript was produced in the Norman court of Palermo in Sicily and is now housed in the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. It remains the only preserved Greek-language illustrated chronicle from the Byzantine period.[2] The chronicle includes 574 miniatures detailing depictions of everyday life in the Byzantine Empire such as boats, literary practices, sieges and ceremonies.[1]
Depiction of Greek fire in the Madrid Skylitzes
Meeting between Emperor John Tzimiskes and Sviatoslav I of Kiev
References
- ^ a b History, Sussex Centre for Byzantine Cultural. "The Madrid Skylitzes Project : Research : Sussex Centre for Byzantine Cultural History : University of Sussex". www.sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Tsamakda, Vasiliki (2000). "The Miniatures of the Madrid Skylitzes". academia. p. 127. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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Bibliography
- Color facsimile edition by Militos (Μίλητος) Publishers, ISBN 960-8460-16-6.
- Vasiliki Tsamakda, The Illustrated Chronicle of Ioannes Skylitzes, Leiden 2002.
- Bente Bjørnholt and J. Burke, eds. "The Cultures and Contexts of the Madrid Skylitzes" International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 13 July 2004 (pub. 2005).
Further reading
- Evans, Helen C. & Wixom, William D., The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843–1261, no. 338, 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ISBN 9780810965072; full text available online from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
External links
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- Biography of Basil II with notes on Scylitzes by Catherine Holmes
- World Digital Library page, and PDF download of the Madrid Skylitzes