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The Oxford handbook of Byzantine studies / edited by Elizabeth Jeffreys with John Haldon and Robin Cormack.

Other author/creatorJeffreys, Elizabeth.
Other author/creatorHaldon, John F.
Other author/creatorCormack, Robin.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxxix, 1021 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008024466
ISBN9780199252466
ISBN0199252467

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