Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425) : a study in late Byzantine statesmanship / John W. Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, John W.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Rutgers Byzantine series

RUPBYZ

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuel II Palaeologus, Emperor of the East, 1350-1425.

Manuel.

Byzantine Empire--History--Manuel II Palaeologus, 1391-1425.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (liii, 614 p. ) ill., maps. ;

Edition:

Reprint 2022

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1969.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

List of Illustrations

Chronological Outline of the Life and Reign of Manuel II Palaeologus

Introduction: The Subject and Its Sources

1. Apprenticeship in Empire, 1350-1391

2. The Failure of Appeasement, 1391-1394

3. The Quest for Aid, 1394-1402

4. Byzantium in the Turkish Time of Troubles, 1399-1413

5. The Final Struggles, 1413-1425

6. Manuel as an Emperor: Some Conclusions

7. Manuel as a Personality and a Literary Figure

Appendices

I. The Pawning of the Byzantine Crown Jewels to Venice

II. Turkish Attacks on Thessalonica in the Fourteenth Century and Their Source Problems, with a Supplement on Some Thessalonian Liturgical Acclamations

III. The Tower of Anemas

IV. The Visit of Andronicus IV to Murad I and the Cession of Gallipoli to the Turks

V. The Marriage of John VII

VI. John Vs Destruction of Fortifications in 1391

VII. The Burial Places of John V and Andronicus IV

VIII. A Reference by Manuel to the Dervishes

IX. The Marital Status of Manuel Palaeologus, and the Last Years of His Mother, Helena Cantacuzena

X. The Beginning and Duration of Bayazid's Siege of Constantinople

XI. King Sigismunds Letter from Constantinople after Nicopolis

XII. A Venetian Grant to a Byzantine Ambassador

XIII. Manuel's Letter of Appeal to King Charles VI of France

XIV. The Reconciliation of John VII and Manuel in 1399

XV. Manuel's Family in the Morea, and His Subsequent Children

XVI. Manuel's Letter of Thanks to King Henry IV of England

XVII. John VII's Letter to King Henry IV of England

XVIII. Byzantine Relations with Timur

XIX. Manuel's Supposed Visit to the Pope

XX. Manuel's Literary Revenge on Bayazid

XXI. The Date of Manuel's Letter vç

XXII. The Date of Manuel's Funeral Oration for His Brother Theodore

XXIII. Manuel's Letter-Discourse to Alexius Iagoup

XXIV. Notes on the Illustrations

Bibliography

Index to Literary Works by Manuel Cited, Discussed, or Translated

General Index

Map

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography (p. 552-578) and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-7112-X