Emperor Theophilos visiting Empress Theodora

Unknown (Byzantine)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1126-1150
Technique / Medium:
parchment
Place of creation:
Palermo (Italia)

Additional titles

Η επίσκεψη του Βασιλιά Θεόφιλου στη Βασίλισσα Θεοδώρα
İmparatoriçe Theodora'yı ziyaret eden İmparator Theophilos

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Nacional de España
    [Museum inv. no.: Vitr/26/2, fol. 44r]Manuscript: [Synopsis historiarum] (scribe: Ioannes Scylitzes) ———— © Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) - Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (BDH)

Description

Fol. 44r consists of two miniatures. On the top upper part Empreror Theophilos is depicted on the left standing on the ship of Empress Theodora. On the opposite ship, at the right part of the miniature, six golden trumpets are visible.

People as subjects

Theophilos, Emperor of Constantinople (813-842)
Theodora, Byzantine Empress (ca. 815-after 867)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

Image URLs

image link 1
Europeana exhibition: Echos of an Empire--Byzantine Musical Instruments through the Ages
image link 2
Item entry in Koç University GABAM Byzantine Musical Instruments Collection

RIdIM record id

6990

Data provider


Koç University – Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (GABAM) and The Friends of Music Society in Athens launched the Byzantine Musical Instruments Project in 2018 with Dr. Antonios Botonakis, under the scientific supervision of Prof. Nikos Maliaras. In 2020, the results of the research were integrated with Koç University Suna Kıraç Library’s website to present an online database with various filters to help researchers make in-depth research.
The main objective of the project was to thoroughly document the depictions of Byzantine musical instruments. During the research, a great number of visual representations on artefacts from the wider geographic area of the Byzantine Empire were studied. In the database more than 400 visual representations of musical instruments spread across 136 different cultural institutions in 27 countries around the world are presented to researchers.
In order to encompass the rich variety of the instruments used in the Byzantine times, some recurring visuals have been eliminated from the database to make room for unique visuals. Since the research was conducted by a Post-Doctorate researcher who is a musicologist, the database demonstrating the iconography also provides a unique classification of instruments. This project is a natural partner for the RIdIM database of performing arts images from all cultures and eras.
Project Direction- Engin Akyürek | Scientific Supervision- Nikos Maliaras | Scientific Research- Antonios K. Botonakis | Content Editor & Turkish Translation- Merve Özkılıç | Project Coordination- Barış Altan, Alexandros Charkiolakis | Digital Collection Technical Support- Senem Acar (Digital collection archivist), George Boumpous, Vera Kriezi, Sina Mater (Web design) | Funded by: Koç University – Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (GABAM)