In this major study the theme of "church and society" provides a means of examining the condition of the Byzantine Empire at an important period of its history, up to and well beyond the fall of Constantinople in 1204.
Coinage and Money in the Byzantine Empire, 1081-1261
✍ Scribed by Michael F. Hendy
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 269
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Subjects
Исторические дисциплины;Вспомогательные исторические дисциплины;Нумизматика;Византийская нумизматика;
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