Byzantine Papers : Proceedings of the First Australian Byzantine Studies Conference, Canberra, 17 - 19 May 1978
Canberra: Humanities Research Centre, Australian Nationaal University, 1981. First edition. Softcover. Octavo sized. Light wear to edges of covers with some minor scuffing and slight browning to edges of covers. Name of previous owner written on half title page in ink. Otherwise, clean unmarked text. Tight binding. Light foxing to upper edges of pages. 156 pages plus 13 plates with notes after each essay. The essays in this work are: 1. Thoughts on Some Early Medieval Miracles, 2. Malalas and Justinian's Codification, 3. Theophanes' Account of the Reign of Heraclius, 4. Byzantium and the Arabs : The Image of the Byzantines as Mirrored in Arabic Literature, 5. Illustrations from the "Triumph" of Joseph the Patriarch, 6. Anglo-Saxons and Icelanders at Byzantium, with Special Reference to the Icelandic Saga of St. Edward the Confessor, 6. Literary Evidence for the Dating of the Backovo Ossuary Frescoes, 7. The Vernacular ... for Agnes of France, 8. The Later Greek Verse Romances : A Survey, 9. Bessarion before the Council of Florence : A Survey of His Early Writings (1423-1437). Very Good in Wraps. Item #10625
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