The Horoscope of Emperor Baldwin II

Political and Sociocultural Dynamics in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-37244-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 114, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 257 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: The Medieval Mediterranean

In The Horoscope of Emperor Baldwin II Filip Van Tricht presents a microstudy of political, social and cultural life in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople and Romania. A ‘new’ set of sources is used to question the traditionally negative view of the Byzantine capital under Latin rule.

Combined with an analysis of other underused historical materials, mid-13th century Latin-Byzantine Constantinople is redefined as a city that—in spite of the Western conquest during the Fourth Crusade—remained dynamic, with vibrant internal and international politics, and with interesting developments in the social, religious, artistic, and scientific spheres. Against the background of a shared Roman past the metropolis on the Bosporus became a fascinating laboratory of Latin-Byzantine interaction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tricht, Filip van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Byzantinische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

1 Manuscript Tradition, Authorship, Date & Aim

Part 1:Political Dynamics

2 A Byzantine-Style Imperial Ideology

3 Internal Rivalries at Court

4 Attempts at Geopolitical Restauration

Part 2:Cultural Dynamics

5 The Astrological Corpus: Western and Byzantine Influences

6 Literature and Sciences in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople

7 The Arts and Artistic Production in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople

Conclusion

Part 3:Appendixes

1 Astrological poem

2 Horoscope of Baldwin II of Courtenay

3 Introductoire d’Astronomie: Selected Chapters

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Filip Van Tricht, Ph.D. (2003), University of Ghent, is researcher at the Department of History at that university. He has authored publications on the Byzantine empire and Latin Romania in the 13th century, including The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium (Brill, 2011).