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The definitive catalogue of one of the most important collections of Byzantine decorative art in private hands, which is not open to the public.

Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are now understood as times of extraordinary skill and creativity in the decorative arts. In the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) artists and craftsmen transitioned from ‘Roman’ to ‘Byzantine’ art and inspired a move from naturalism to a more hieratic and symbolic style, drawing on the deep artistic links connecting the Mediterranean world and the East.

The many spectacular artefacts from this period in the Wyvern Collection are luxury objects, most commissioned by wealthy patrons or the Church, ranging in date from the fourth century to around 1300. Masterpieces of great significance for art history, including a 5th-century Artemis missorium, previously unpublished, and an 11th-century enamelled enkolpion from Constantinople are among the highlights of the collection. Other extraordinary objects ? Late Roman chariot decorations, a stone funerary door from Syria and brooches brought across Europe by the families of Roman soldiers ? complete this artistic panorama of the great Mediterranean and Persian civilizations, whose creative influence extended to the far west of the Islamic world.

The catalogue, by Byzantine metalwork expert Marco Aimone, is augmented by three essays from technical specialists: Jack Ogden (enamelling), Peter Northover (metallurgy) and Erica Cruikshank Dodd (hallmarks). Rika Gyselen also contributes readings of Persian inscriptions.

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Foreword ? Preface ? Notes to Reader 
 
 The Catalogue 
 
 i Enamels, Catalogue numbers 1?11 
 
 ii Late Roman Vessels, Catalogue numbers 12?31 
 
  iii Byzantine Vessels, Catalogue numbers 32?44
 
 iv Sasanian and Early Islamic Vessels, Catalogue numbers 45?63 
 
 v Liturgical and Paraliturgical Objects, Catalogue numbers 64?85 
 
 vi Devotional Objects, Catalogue numbers 86?95 
 
 vii Furnishings and Architectonic Sculptures, Catalogue numbers 96?118 
 
 viii Varia, Catalogue numbers 119?127 
 
 ix Later Objects, Catalogue numbers 128?130 
 
 Between Byzantium and Persia: The Wyvern Peacock Plate Marco Aimone 
 
 Byzantine Inlaid Enamels  Jack Ogden 
 
 The Silver Vessels: Analyses and Technical Reports  Peter Northover 
 
 Silver Objects with Stamps  Erica Cruikshank Dodd with Marco Aimone 
 
 Concordance, Epigraphic Conventions, Units of Weight, Notes, Bibliography, Profiles 
 
 Map of the Mediterranean Area, the Middle East and Central Asia

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