The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (3 volumes in 1)

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium is a three-volume, comprehensive dictionary of Byzantine civilization. The first resource of its kind in the field, it features over 5,000 entries written by an international group of eminent Byzantinists covering all aspects of life in the Byzantine world. According to Alexander Kazhdan, editor-in-chief of the Dictionary: "Entries on patriarchy and emperors will coexist with entries on surgery and musical instruments. An entry on the cultivation of grain will not only be connected to entries on agriculture and its economics but on diet, the baking of bread, and the role of bread in this changing society." Major entries treat such topics as agriculture, art, literature, and politics, while shorter entries examine topics that relate to Byzantium such as the history of Kiev and personalities of ancient and biblical history. Each article is followed by a bibliography, and numerous maps, tables, architectural designs, and genealogies reinforce and clarify the text. The new Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium will be the standard research tool and reference work for Byzantinists from graduate students to advanced scholars, and an essential resource for college and school libraries. It will also be an invaluable guide for classicists, Western medievalists, Islamicists, Slavicists, art historians, religious historians, and scholars of archaeology. Preface......Page 5 Illustrations......Page 15 Abbreviations......Page 19 Directory of Contributors......Page 47 A......Page 53 AE......Page 78 AL......Page 102 AN......Page 135 AP......Page 179 AR......Page 198 AS......Page 254 B......Page 295 BI......Page 340 BU......Page 383 C......Page 415 CH......Page 455 CI......Page 514 CO......Page 524 CR......Page 595 D......Page 629 DE......Page 644 DO......Page 693 E......Page 721 EN......Page 747 ER......Page 778 EU......Page 788 EV......Page 812 F......Page 825 FL......Page 841 FR......Page 854 G......Page 863 GE......Page 878 GL......Page 903 GR......Page 915 GU......Page 938 H......Page 943 HI......Page 980 HR......Page 1006 I......Page 1021 ID......Page 1033 IN......Page 1042 IO......Page 1057 J......Page 1081 JO......Page 1093 JU......Page 1129 K......Page 1139 KE......Page 1170 KO......Page 1187 KR......Page 1210 L......Page 1219 LE......Page 1251 LI......Page 1273 LO......Page 1295 M......Page 1313 ME......Page 1377 MI......Page 1412 MO......Page 1438 MU......Page 1473 N......Page 1485 NI......Page 1515 NO......Page 1541 O......Page 1561 OR......Page 1582 P......Page 1601 PE......Page 1663 PH......Page 1697 PI......Page 1726 PO......Page 1740 PR......Page 1761 PS......Page 1804 Q......Page 1815 R......Page 1821 RH......Page 1838 RO......Page 1850 RU......Page 1867 S......Page 1875 SC......Page 1900 SE......Page 1910 SH......Page 1938 SK......Page 1959 SP......Page 1985 ST......Page 1993 SU......Page 2024 SY......Page 2032 T......Page 2055 TE......Page 2071 TH......Page 2082 TI......Page 2135 TR......Page 2153 TU......Page 2179 U......Page 2191 V......Page 2201 VI......Page 2216 VL......Page 2235 W......Page 2241 X......Page 2259 Y......Page 2265 Z......Page 2269 The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire. It is also available as an e-reference text from the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf. This is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.