Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium--long history, she identifies the fundamental ques
The art of a medieval translator: The Thornton Prose Life of Alexander
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- Book ID
- 104719978
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 773 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-2677
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