Byzantine Authors: Literary Activities and Preoccupations - Texts and Translations Dedicated to the Memory of Nicolas Oikonomides

In honouring the memory of Nicolas Oikonomides the contributors offer a group of Greek texts and translations which reflect the wide interests of Byzantine authors and the varied genres to which they devoted their talents. Within its pages one finds an ekphrasis of Christopher of Mitylene, military speeches of Constantine VII, letters of Michael Psellos, an historical narrative regarding Empress Helena and the Finding of the Cross, two teaching texts, and a lengthy instructional manual, accompanied by a reprint of the original Brill Greek text, on withstanding a siege.

About the author

John W. Nesbitt, Ph.D. (1972) in Byzantine History, is Research Associate, Byzantine Sigillography, at Dumbarton Oaks. In addition to four volumes of seals catalogues which he co-edited with Nicolas Oikonomides, he is the co-author of The Miracles of St. Artemios (Brill, 1997).

Product details

• Assisted by: John W Nesbitt (Editor), John W. Nesbitt (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.05.2003
• EAN: 9789004129757
• ISBN: 978-90-04-12975-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 248 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 712 g
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages