| The Hypotyposis of the Monastery of the Theotokos Evergetis, Constantinople (11th-12th Centuries): Introduction, Translation and Commentary Contributor(s): Jordan, R. H. (Author), Morris, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138110396 ISBN-13: 9781138110397 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 255.819 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.03 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book forms part of the Evergetis Project which aims to investigate all surviving texts associated with the Monastery of the Theotokos Evergetis founded in 1049 near Constantinople. A book-length introduction sets out the historical significance of the house for the development of Byzantine monasticism and discusses its administration, liturgy and way of life. An English translation of the Hypotyposis (the monastery's foundation document) is provided, accompanied by detailed notes. Previous scholarship on the authorship of the Hypotyposis and the evolution of the text is discussed and linguistic analysis used to suggest that traces of the original foundation document by Paul Evergetinos can be identified within it. The Hypotyposis was widely used as a model for later Byzantine and Slavonic typika and the precise relationship of these documents one to the other is demonstrated in detail. The volume also includes prosopographical material on the known patrons of the monastery, a discussion of its library, English translations of later Greek and Latin texts referring to the monastery and a suggested reconstruction of Paul Evergetinos' original foundation document. |