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Rice,Tamara Talbot

Everyday Life in Byzantium

Dorset, 1987

25.00 €

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Year of publication
1987
ISBN
0880291451
Place of printing
New York
Author
Rice,Tamara Talbot
Publishers
Dorset
Edition
First Thus
Keyword
BYZANTINE BYZANTIUM
Cover description
Near Fine - Price Clipped
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

'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.
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