Byzantium : the surprising life of a medieval empire
Herrin, Judith2007
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For a thousand years Byzantium was a byword for imperial power, gold and international trade. In this concise history of the empire, Judith Herrin focuses each short chapter around a theme such as a building, luxury silks, the fork, the crusades, or an individual, using them to take the reader on a journey from ancient to medieval times.
Main title:
Byzantium : the surprising life of a medieval empire / Judith Herrin.
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Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2007.
Collation:
xxiii, 391 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780713999976 (hbk)
Dewey class:
949.502949.502949.5'02
Language:
English
BRN:
302586
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