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Description for Mystras
paperback. Scrutinizes the first evidence for Mystras, before the Frankish Conquest of 1249; the city's acme, under the Franks (from 1249 to 1262), and subsequently, in the days of the Kantakouzenoi and the Palaiologoi; and again when, as capital of the Despotate of the Morea (from 1348 to 1460), Mystras became 'the centre and very soul of the Peloponnese'. Editor(s): Karpodini-Dimitriadi, E. Translator(s): Turner, A.F.L. Num Pages: 128 pages, 81 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTHM; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Chatzidakis scrutinizes the first evidence for Mystras, before the Frankish Conquest of 1249; the city's acme, under the Franks (from 1249 to 1262), and subsequently, in the days of the Kantakouzenoi and the Palaiologoi; and again when, as capital of the Despotate of the Morea (from 1348 to 1460), Mystras became "the centre and very soul of the Peloponnese", a city in constant communication, politically and culturally, with the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople itself. And indeed the rich decoration of Mystras' churches - the Metropolis, the Aphendiko, the Peribleptos, ... Read more
Chatzidakis scrutinizes the first evidence for Mystras, before the Frankish Conquest of 1249; the city's acme, under the Franks (from 1249 to 1262), and subsequently, in the days of the Kantakouzenoi and the Palaiologoi; and again when, as capital of the Despotate of the Morea (from 1348 to 1460), Mystras became "the centre and very soul of the Peloponnese", a city in constant communication, politically and culturally, with the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople itself. And indeed the rich decoration of Mystras' churches - the Metropolis, the Aphendiko, the Peribleptos, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ekdotike Athenon
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Athens, Greece
ISBN
9789602130650
SKU
KMK0022921
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Ref
99-1
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