| Byzantium, a World Civilization Contributor(s): Maguire, Henry P. (Editor), Laiou, Angeliki E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0884022005 ISBN-13: 9780884022008 Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection OUR PRICE: $31.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1995 Annotation: These seven chapters, originally given as lectures honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks, cover a wide range of topics, from the relationship of Byzantium with its Islamic, Slavic, and Western European neighbors to the modern reception of Byzantine art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece) - Law - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 949.5 |
| LCCN: 92016848 |
| Series: Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.97" W x 9.1" (0.89 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Both an introduction to the great civilization of Byzantium and a 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Byzantine Centre at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, this collection of essays demonstrates the place of Byzantine civilization in world history and shows the role of Dumbarton Oaks in interpreting that civilization for what its founders called an everchanging present. |
