The Christian book in medieval Byzantium
Leslie Brubaker|Mary B. Cunningham|Thomas F. X. Noble|Julia M. H. Smith
Of all the artisanal productions preserved from time since Constantine I (the Great) began calling Byzantium, capital of old eastern Roman empire, by a new name (Constantinople – Constantine’s polis, or city), probably most familiar today are icons and buildings such as Hagia Sophia. But it is arguable that Byzantine books should share pride place.
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