Imagining the Byzantine Past

Imagining the Byzantine Past
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781107085817
ISBN-13 : 1107085810
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Download or read book Imagining the Byzantine Past written by Elena N. Boeck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comparative, cross-cultural study of medieval illustrated histories that engages in a direct, confrontational dialogue with Byzantine historical memory.


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