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Ash, John

A Byzantine Journey

Random House, 1995

30,00 €

Kalamos Books

(STREETSVILLE, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1995
ISBN
0679409343
Luogo di stampa
New York
Autore
Ash, John
Editori
Random House
Edizione
1st US Edition.
Soggetto
BYZANTIUM BYZANTINE EMMPIRE TRAVEL MIDDLE EAST GREEK ORTHODOXY, TURKEY ANATOLIA
Descrizione
As New
Descrizione
H
Sovracoperta
Stato di conservazione
Come nuovo
Legatura
Rilegato
Copia autografata
No
Prima edizione

Descrizione

Part travel and part luminous cultural history of the Byzantine Empire. "A high point of civilization and artistic accomplishment, the Byzantine Empire has also been the object of great misunderstanding and prejudice. This is a portrayal of its cultural history focusing on its surreal landscapes and fantastic monuments. The book starts in Istanbul and crosses the Sea of Marmara to travel through Anatolia, the region of Asiatic Turkey which was the source of the Empire's wealth and manpower. John Ash finds his way through a country of anachronisms and contrasts, of bloody feuds and frescoed cave-churches, of saints and sinners, of emperors and sultans. The book introduces the reader to an exotic cast of characters, including the impassioned aesthete Theophilus, the great mystical poet Rumi, the bishop and necromancer Theodore Santabarenos and the Empress Theophano" 329. p. Chronology bibliography, index.