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Byzantine fine art has a slightly odd reputation. It really is regarded, on the main one palm, as something remote, hieratic, and difficult. On the other hand, the term Byzantium has a very romantic diamond ring - it lives inside our imagination as the name of any citadel of civilization, a location that maintained for posterity both intellectual and materials treasures that would in any other case have vanished permanently. The exceptional exhibition now at the Royal Academy in London touches on both these aspects. It is rather rich in things made from precious materials, such as silver or ivory, which is equally abundant with things that are usually inaccessible to all however the most intrepid and persistent travelers. As the catalog advantages highlights, Byzantine art taken care of immediately the ebb and movement of often-conflicting historical forces.
