Author: RICE,TAMARA TALBOT
Title: Everyday Life in Byzantium
Description: New York, Dorset. 1987, First Thus. (ISBN: 0880291451) Hardcover. Book, 'The author describes with knowledge and enthusiasm what it was like to live in Byzantine times. Individual chapters cover the foundation and growth of the capital; the daily ritual of the imperial court; the church and its impact on everyday life; the work of the officials who administered the vast, diffuse empire and of the armed forces who defended its frontiers; merchants, town-dwellers and countryfolk; family life and pastimes; education, scholarship, music and the arts. Carefully related to the text are over 100 illustration" 240p. illus (B & W) bibliography. index Bookplate of previous owner, else as new. Fine/Near Fine - Price Clipped.

Keywords: 0880291451 Byzantine Byzantium Zzkarakas Sent


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