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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Region in text:
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
Colour descriptions in text:
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.

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