THE MAGNIFICENT PERIPHERY OF THE EMPIRE: ROME BYZANTIUM VENICE

Venice's special bond with Constantinople already emerges from its definition of "quasi alterum Byzantium" made by Bessarion, the great Byzantine who in 1468 left his library to the Republic of San Marco. The course, which starts from the placement of Venice in the widest dynamics of the history of the Mediterranean, presents the special relationship of the city with Byzantium, focusing on three knots, which will allow students to learn how to build projects to enhance the history, culture and places of Venice on the basis of the methods of "public humanities" and design techniques for the enhancement of cultural heritage.

At the end of the course the students:
will be able to orient themselves in the history of medieval Venice;
learn about the political, cultural and economic relations that bind Venice to the history of the Byzantine Empire and Greek culture;
will be able to identify the key places of the Byzantine heritage in Venice;
will have the tools to propose projects to enhance and disseminate the city and its history.

No prequisites required for the course.

The course will address the issues:
1. The Byzantine Emperors and Venice (9th-15th century).
2. The "Byzantine" places of Venice:
- St. Mark's;
- The library of San Marco;
- The Archive;
3. Enhancement of cultural heritage and planning: exhibitions, research centres.
The course includes the participation of teachers, or experts, in art history, archiving, design, etc..

S. Bettini (ed.), Venezia e Bisanzio. Catalogo della mostra, Milano, 1974
G. Fiaccadori (ed.), Bessarione e l'Umanesimo. Catalogo della mostra, Napoli, 1994.
H. Maguire & R. S. Nelson, San Marco, Byzantium, and the Myths of Venice (Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia), Washington D. C., 2010.

Recommended reading of:
D. M. Nicol, Byzantium and Venice: A Study in Diplomatic and Cultural Relations, Cambridge, 1992.
E. Orlando, Venezia e il mare nel Medioevo, Bologna, 2014
M. L. Picchio Forlati, M.L., Il Patrimonio culturale immateriale di Venezia e del Veneto come patrimonio europeo. Venezia, 2014

Learning will be verified on the basis of an oral examination. Interested students can prepare a paper on a topic agreed with the professor. Learning will be verified on the basis of an oral examination. Interested students can prepare a paper on a topic agreed with the professor.

Frontal lessons. Students can also prepare short presentations on specific topics related to the course.

Italian

See also for the Minor: http://www.unive.it/data/26533/

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Cities, infrastructure and social capital" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development