Overall, these two volumes present an attractive mixture of contributions that are setting the larger stage of the Byzantine world and in-depth studies of particular types of objects, sources, or other phenomena. Both volumes are richly illustrated and offer their readers a wealth of information and a learned view on the state-of-the-art of modern scholarship.

Falko Daim, Dominik Heher, Claudia Rapp, and Christian Gastgeber, eds. Menschen, Bilder, Sprache, Dinge: Wege der Kommunikation zwischen Byzanz und dem Westen. 2 vols. Byzanz zwischen Orient und Okzident, 1/2. Mainz: Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums​, 2018.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by Daniëlle​ Slootjes, Radboud University Nijmegen