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Monemvasia : a Byzantine city state / Haris A. Kalligas.
Penn Museum Library DF951.M6 K27 2010
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kalliga, Charis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Local history.
- Monemvasia (Greece)--History.
- Monemvasia (Greece).
- Byzantine Empire--History, Local.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 210 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Summary:
- This lavishly illustrated book stands out in its field as the only book currently available on the best-preserved Byzantine city in the Peloponnese--Monemvasia.Haris Kalligas, a world authority on Monemvasia's history and architecture, brings his expertise and professional knowledge together to examine all the aspects of this scenic and once-prosperous islet town: · the climate · geographical location · history · past conflicts and alliances · politics · economyMarshalling personal photographs and illustrations with his experience as a restorer of Monemvasia's buildings and the host of the annual conference on its history, Kalligas has provided an authoritative book that will be a vital addition to the reading of ancient history, and one that will delight tourists and travellers of Greece.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780415248808
- 0415248809
- OCLC:
- 288932896
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