Dynamic Splendor: The Wall Mosaics in the Cathedral of Eufrasius at Porec

Dynamic Splendor introduces a cycle of sixth—century mosaics little known to scholars, though they are comparable in quality and interest to famed mosaics in Italy and elsewhere. Ann Terry and Henry Maguire provide the first comprehensive account of the history and meaning of the mosaics along with the first high—quality photographic documentation of the ensemble.

It has only recently been possible to study the mosaics at Poreč closely, due to favorable conditions in Croatian Istria, where t...