Chronographia
Name of text: | Chronographia |
Author of text: | Michael Psellos |
Date of text: | 11th century |
Date of person in text: | 1018-after 1081? |
Name of structure in text: | S. George Mangana |
Type of structure in text: | church |
Date of structure in text | 1042-55 |
Century of structure 1: | 11 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 11 AD |
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City in text: | Constantinople |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | Throughout the building |
Description of mosaic in text: | An abundance of gold. |
Mosaic date in text: | 11 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | Yes |
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Bibliography: | Psellos, Michael, Chronographia, 6.185-86 See also: Maguire, H., ‘The Mosaics of Nea Moni: An Imperial Reading’, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 46 (1992), 205-214, pp. 207-8 |
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Comments: | Psellos does not specify mosaics but Maguire quotes his text as relating to the mosaic decoration of the church. Now the site of the Topkapi Palace. |