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Accounts of Medieval Constantinople
Albrecht Berger
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Description for Accounts of Medieval Constantinople
Hardcover. A four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author. It presents a panorama of the city as it existed in the middle Byzantine period. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author who made ample use of older sources. It also describes the foundation and early (pre-Byzantine) history of the city, and includes the Narrative on the Construction of Hagia Sophia, a semi-legendary account of Emperor Justinian I's patronage of this extraordinary church (built between 532 and 537). The Patria constitutes a unique record of popular traditions about the city, especially its pagan statues, held by its medieval inhabitants. At the ... Read more
The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author who made ample use of older sources. It also describes the foundation and early (pre-Byzantine) history of the city, and includes the Narrative on the Construction of Hagia Sophia, a semi-legendary account of Emperor Justinian I's patronage of this extraordinary church (built between 532 and 537). The Patria constitutes a unique record of popular traditions about the city, especially its pagan statues, held by its medieval inhabitants. At the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674724815
SKU
V9780674724815
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About Albrecht Berger
Albrecht Berger is Professor of Byzantine Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.
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