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Om Istanbuls bysantinska monument

Posted on November 3, 2016 by nordbyz

På vår gamla hemsida fördes vid något tillfälle frågan på tal om huruvida freskerna i Chorakyrkan (Kariye Camii) i Istanbul lider under tilltagande fuktskador. Fotografier som tagits under tre besök, 2004, 2007 och 2011 visade att den blå färgen alltmer bleknat bakom vad … Continue reading →

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Bysans i Belgrad

Posted on September 3, 2016 by nordbyz

Den 22-27 augusti samlades världens bysantinologer i Belgrad för att under AIEB:s egid delta i den 23:e internationella kongressen för bysantinska studier. Temat för 2016 års kongress var ”Byzantium – a world of changes”, och i viss mån kan man … Continue reading →

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Byzantine days in Uppsala

Posted on October 24, 2015 by nordbyz

A series of Byzantine events took place in Uppsala on 15-17 October, in collaboration between Greek and Byzantine Studies, Uppsala University, the Uppsala Coin Cabinet, Museum Gustavianum and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. Cécile Morrisson held a lecture in … Continue reading →

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Things that are not mosques: neo-Byzantine cathedrals

Posted on December 2, 2014 by nordbyz

A few days ago, the picture of a ballot box in front of Westminster cathedral – the metropolitan Catholic cathedral of London – evoked some sneering twitter remarks about “mosques” from a member of the nationalist British UKIP or UK independence party. The jeering response from social media … Continue reading →

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