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    Bertha in Byzanz
    Serbia and Byzantium
    Byzantine head reliquaries and their perception in the West after 1204
    • Byzantine head reliquaries and their perception in the West after 1204

      A Case Study of the Reliquary of St. Anastasios the Persian in Aachen and Related Objects

      • 332pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      This study focuses on Byzantine head relics and their receptacles, starting with the Reliquary of St. Anastasios the Persian, a silverwork resembling a domed church, likely crafted in Antioch and later housed in Aachen Cathedral. Initially viewed as a Byzantine Eucharistic vessel, it was reworked into a reliquary for St. Anastasios in a Western context. The analysis explores the saint's life and cult in Byzantium and Aachen, examining the object's typology and the often-overlooked connections between Antioch and Constantinople in the late 10th century, particularly regarding sacred object handling and confiscation under Basil II. The second part addresses the veneration of Byzantine head relics in Constantinople, especially those transferred to the West post-Fourth Crusade. It critiques Latin sources from after 1204 that shaped medieval and modern views on Byzantine relic veneration, challenging mid-20th-century biases against Byzantine goldsmith work. The study includes appendices on anatomical nomenclature, skull-chalices, and selected precious metal sacred objects related to relic veneration and the Eucharist, aiming to reconstruct head reliquary types and counter the notion that simple, easily opened caskets were typical for Byzantine body relics.

      Byzantine head reliquaries and their perception in the West after 1204
    • Serbia and Byzantium

      Proceedings of the International Conference Held on 15 December 2008 at the University of Cologne

      • 96pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      The papers assembled in this volume are devoted to various aspects of cross-cultural encounter between medieval Serbia and the Byzantine Empire. The volume includes case studies addressing art-historical, architectural and numismatic questions, as well as critical discussions of traditional historiographies which demonstrate the need for a reassessment of established scholarly opinions and methodologies. The volume aims at embedding medieval Serbia in a broader historical landscape beyond ideological boundaries.

      Serbia and Byzantium
    • Bertha in Byzanz

      Ein Kinderbuch über Bertha von Sulzbach, Kaiserin in Konstantinopel

      Gräfin Bertha von Sulzbach soll Kaiser Manuel in Konstantinopel heiraten und nimmt ihren Kater Alois mit an den Bosporus. Der allerdings bekommt furchtbares Heimweh. Erst durch die Bekanntschaft mit einer Katzendame findet er sich in seiner neuen Heimat zurecht. Die Geschichte ist erfunden, hat jedoch einen wahren Kern. Sie basiert auf der im Jahre 1146 arrangierten Heirat zwischen Bertha, einer aus dem bayerischen Sulzbach stammenden Gräfin, und dem byzantinischen Kaiser Manuel I. Komnenos. Nur wenig ist bekannt über Bertha, die als byzantinische Kaiserin den Namen Irene trug. Bertha und Manuel hatten zusammen zwei Töchter. Mit der berühmten Äbtissin Hildegard von Bingen schrieb sie sich Briefe. Bei ihrem Tod im Jahre 1160 soll Manuel vor Schmerz gebrüllt haben wie ein Löwe. Bertha wurde im Pantokratorkloster in Konstantinopel bestattet.

      Bertha in Byzanz