Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire |
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Judith Herrin
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Pages: 416 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0713999977
Pub: Allen Lane
Pub date: 2007-09-06
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1353
Reader Reviews:
Sailing to Byzantium (2/9 people found this helpful)
Philip Pullman - of Dark Materials - has just written to me about Byzantium, the Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, saying:
"This most intriguing of empires is depicted so vividly and so clearly - not only by means of the author's arrangement of subject-based chapters, but also because of her deep scholarship and unobtrusive style - that it's the best introduction to Byzantine history I've seen. I can say with absolute certainty that I shall steal from it several times."
Happy declaration of interest: Philip wrote to me because I live with the author. He gave permission for his words to be used. He does not know and hasn't met Judith - yet!
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