De Ceremoniis by Constantine VII

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De Ceremoniis by Constantine VII is a 10th-century Byzantine manual detailing the rituals, ceremonies, and protocol of the imperial court in Constantinople.

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instanceOf 10th-century work
Byzantine ceremonial manual
medieval treatise
alternativeTitle De Ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae NERFINISHED
Περὶ τῆς Βασιλείου Τάξεως NERFINISHED
associatedWith Great Palace of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Hagia Sophia ceremonies
author Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfComposition 10th century
describes ceremonial for imperial processions
ceremonial for religious feasts
coronation ceremonies
protocol for audiences with the emperor
receptions of foreign envoys
rituals of the Byzantine imperial court
triumphal entries
describesOffice Byzantine court dignitaries NERFINISHED
Byzantine emperor
field Byzantine studies
political history
ritual studies
genre administrative treatise
court manual
hasPart Book I
Book II
historicalPeriodDescribed Macedonian dynasty NERFINISHED
Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED
influenced later descriptions of court ceremonial in Eastern Christian courts
intendedAudience Byzantine court officials
imperial household staff
manuscriptTradition preserved in medieval Greek manuscripts
originalLanguage Medieval Greek
placeOfComposition Constantinople NERFINISHED
relatedWork Book of Ceremonies (English title) NERFINISHED
significance important for study of Byzantine diplomacy
key source for topography of Constantinople
primary source for Byzantine court ritual
subject Byzantine imperial rituals
court protocol
diplomatic receptions
imperial court ceremonial
processions and festivals
religious ceremonies
titleInGreek Περὶ τῆς Βασιλείου Τάξεως NERFINISHED
titleInLatin De Ceremoniis aulae Byzantinae NERFINISHED
usedFor preserving ceremonial tradition
regulating court ceremonial

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imperial court of Constantinople documentedIn De Ceremoniis by Constantine VII