The Oxford handbook of Byzantine studies / edited by Elizabeth Jeffreys with John Haldon and Robin Cormack.
Other author/creator | Jeffreys, Elizabeth. |
Other author/creator | Haldon, John F. |
Other author/creator | Cormack, Robin. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
Description | xxix, 1021 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
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Series | Oxford handbooks Oxford handbooks. ^A611862 |
Contents | Byzantine Studies as an academic discipline / Elizabeth Jeffreys, John Haldon, Robin Cormack -- Instrumenta : Tools for the study of the discipline : Primary sources / John Haldon -- Chronology and dating / Anthony Bryer -- Late Roman and Byzantine weights and weighing equipment / Christopher Entwistle -- Archaeology -- / James Crow -- Critical approaches to art history / Leslie Brubaker -- Iconography / Kathleen Corrigan -- Literary criticism / Panagiotis A. Agapitos -- Textual criticism / Michael Jeffreys -- Lexicography and electronic textual resources / Erich Trapp -- Greek palaeography / Nigel Wilson -- Papyrology / Todd Hickey -- Documents : Imperial chrysobulls / Andreas E. Muller -- Athos / Rosemary Morris -- Venetian Crete / Sally McKee -- Epigraphy / Cyril Mango -- Sigillography / John Nesbitt -- Numismatics / Eurydike Georganteli -- Prosopography / Dion Smythe -- Dendrochronology / Peter Ian Kuniholm -- Brickstamps / Jonathan Bardill -- Topography of Constantinople / Cecily Hennessy -- |
Contents | The political geography of the Byzantine world : Geographical survey / Mark Whittow -- Political-historical survey : c.250-518 / Geoffrey Greatrex -- 518-800 / John Haldon -- 800-1204 / Catherine Holmes -- 1204-1453 / Angeliki Laiou -- Communications: Roads and bridges / Klaus Belke -- Population, demography, and disease / Dionysios Stathakopoulos -- Settlement : Towns and cities / Helen Saradi -- The village / Alan Harvey -- Buildings and their decoration : Building materials and techniques / Jonathan Bardill -- Churches and monasteries / Robert Ousterhout -- Secular and military buildings / Charalambos Bakirtzis -- Wall-paintings and mosaics / Robin Cormack -- Production, manufacture, and technology : Agriculture and agricultural technology / Michael Decker -- Fabrics and clothing / Maria Parani -- Silk production / David Jacoby -- Ceramics / Pamela Armstrong -- Metalwork / Marlia Mundell Mango -- Ivory, steatite, enamel, and glass / Anthony Cutler -- Book production / John Lowden -- Military technology and warfare / John Haldon -- Shipping and seafaring / John Pryor -- Everyday technologies / Michael Decker -- |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2008024466 |
ISBN | 9780199252466 |
ISBN | 0199252467 |
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Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | DF552 .O93 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |