TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gabriel,Gottfried
TI  - The Horoscope of Emperor Baldwin II : : Political and Sociocultural Dynamics in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople 
T2  - The Medieval Mediterranean
SN  - 9789004383180
AV  - DF505-8-82 
U1  - 949.50 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Leiden, , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Byzantine Empire
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Istanbul
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Manuscript Tradition, Authorship, Date and Aim -- Political Dynamics -- A Byzantine-Style Imperial Ideology -- Internal Rivalries at Court -- Attempts at Geopolitical Restauration -- Cultural Dynamics -- The Astrological Corpus: Western and Byzantine Influences -- Literature and Sciences in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople -- The Arts and Artistic Production in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In The Horoscope of Emperor Baldwin II Filip Van Tricht presents a microstudy of political, social and cultural life in Latin-Byzantine Constantinople and Romania. A ‘new’ set of sources is used to question the traditionally negative view of the Byzantine capital under Latin rule. Combined with an analysis of other underused historical materials, mid-13th century Latin-Byzantine Constantinople is redefined as a city that-in spite of the Western conquest during the Fourth Crusade-remained dynamic, with vibrant internal and international politics, and with interesting developments in the social, religious, artistic, and scientific spheres. Against the background of a shared Roman past the metropolis on the Bosporus became a fascinating laboratory of Latin-Byzantine interaction
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004383180
ER  -