The Legacy of Byzantium

6 sessions: Mondays, 9th January to 13th February; 10.30 to 12.30. At Berkeley House and on Zoom.

The Byzantine Empire and its great capital Constantinople influenced cultures across the globe for many centuries – from the Venetians, the Germanic tribes and kingdoms of the West to the Russians, Arabs, and Turks to the north and east.  In this course we will be looking at how that influence first grew, how it outlived the fall of the empire in the 15th century and how its influence was reborn during the Byzantine revival in art and architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  Le Sacré Coeur – Byzantium in Paris

Geri Parlby studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute and has a theology doctorate from Roehampton University where she is also an honorary research fellow.  She developed the History of Art programme for Exeter’s Department of Lifelong Learning and has been lecturing for the past 15 years both in the UK and internationally. She is also principal lecturer on the South West Area Arts Society History of Art course and Chair of the Tavistock Heritage Trust.