Scope and Contents
The majority of this collection consists of photographs of Palaeologan manuscript illumination, which were published by Hans Belting. It also consists of research notes, correspondence, and photographs of other Late Byzantine manuscripts. A majority of the notes and correspondence are in German. Collection includes an Addendum, which contains a project report outline, “Byzantine Icon and the West,” 1985-1987.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1960s-1980s
Creator
- Belting, Hans (1935-2023) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in German.
Conditions Governing Access
An appointment is required for access to these papers. To request an appointment, fill out the online form:http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment.
For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (library@doaks.org).
Conditions Governing Use
Photographs are for research and study purposes only.
Extent
1.7 linear feet (4 boxes)Biographical Note
Hans Belting was a German art historian and a theorist of medieval and Renaissance art. He was a Visiting Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks in 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1969-1970, and 1972-1973, as well as a Senior Fellow in 1984-1985. Belting also received a Dumbarton Oaks project grant to research pre-14th century Byzantine icons and inspect icons in Greece and Italy between 1985 and 1987.
Arrangement
This collection consists of two series. Series I represents more extensive research by Hans Belting, including significant documentation accompanied by photographs of particular manuscripts. Series 2 is a less processed collection of photographs with occasional notes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives first received materials in this collection in 2002 from Hans Belting.
Bibliography
- Hans Belting, “Byzantine Art among Greeks and Latins in Southern Italy, Dumbarton Oaks Papers 28 (1974): 1-29.
- Hans Belting, “An Image and Its Function in the Liturgy: The Man of Sorrows in Byzantium,” Dumbarton Oaks Papers 34/35 (1980/1981): 1-16.
- Hugo Buchthal and Hans Belting, Patronage in Thirteenth-Century Constantinople: An Atelier of Late Byzantine Book Illumination and Calligraphy, Dumbarton Oaks Studies 16 (Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, 1978).
Processing Information
The collection was processed by former ICFA staff members (date unknown). The finding aid was revised by Rona Razon in October 2010.
- Title
- Hans Belting research papers and photographs, circa 1960s-1980s (MS.BZ.002): Finding Aid
- Author
- Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives; Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University.
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- dca00001
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment