The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 13
List of Illustrations, Plans, Maps, Charts......Page 17
Abbreviations......Page 25
Part I: The Discipline......Page 32
I.1 Byzantine Studies as an Academic Discipline......Page 33
I.2.1 Primary Sources......Page 51
I.2.2 Chronology and Dating......Page 61
I.2.3 Late Roman and Byzantine Weights and Weighing Equipment......Page 68
I.2.4 Archaeology......Page 77
I.2.5 Critical Approaches to Art History......Page 89
I.2.6 Iconography......Page 97
I.2.7 Literary Criticism......Page 107
I.2.8 Textual Criticism......Page 116
I.2.9 Lexicography and Electronic Textual Resources......Page 125
I.2.10 Greek Palaeography......Page 131
I.2.11 Papyrology......Page 145
I.2.12a Documents: Imperial Chrysobulls......Page 159
I.2.12b Documents: Athos......Page 166
I.2.12c Documents: Venetian Crete......Page 171
I.2.13 Epigraphy......Page 174
I.2.14 Sigillography......Page 180
I.2.15 Numismatics......Page 187
I.2.16 Prosopography......Page 206
I.2.17 Dendrochronology......Page 212
I.2.18 Brickstamps......Page 223
I.2.19 Topography of Constantinople......Page 232
Part II: The Physical World: Landscape, Land Use, and the Environment......Page 247
II.3.1 Geographical Survey......Page 249
II.3.2a Political-Historical Survey, c. 250-518......Page 262
II.3.2b Political-Historical Survey, c. 518-800......Page 279
II.3.2c Political-Historical Survey, c. 800-1204......Page 294
II.3.2d Political-Historical Survey, 1204-1453......Page 310
II.4 Communications: Roads and Bridges......Page 325
II.5 Population, Demography, and Disease......Page 339
II.6.1 Towns and Cities......Page 347
II.6.2 The Village......Page 358
II.7.1 Building Materials and Techniques......Page 365
II.7.2 Churches and Monasteries......Page 383
II.7.3 Secular and Military Buildings......Page 403
II.7.4 Wall-Paintings and Mosaics......Page 415
II.8.1 Agriculture and Agricultural Technology......Page 427
II.8.2 Fabrics and Clothing......Page 437
II.8.3 Silk Production......Page 451
II.8.4 Ceramics......Page 459
II.8.5 Metalwork......Page 474
II.8.6 Ivory, Steatite, Enamel, and Glass......Page 483
II.8.7 Book Production......Page 492
II.8.8 Military Technology and Warfare......Page 0
II.8.9 Shipping and Seafaring......Page 512
II.8.10 Everyday Technologies......Page 522
Part III: Institutions and Relationships......Page 533
III.9.1 Emperor and Court......Page 535
III.9.2 Bureaucracy and Aristocracies......Page 548
III.9.3 Clergy, Monks, and Laity......Page 557
III.10.1 Structures and Administration......Page 569
III.10.2 The Army......Page 584
III.10.3 Revenues and Expenditure......Page 592
III.11.1 Structures and Administration......Page 601
III.11.2 The Episcopal Councils in the East......Page 613
II.11.3 The Two Churches......Page 622
III.11.4 Liturgy......Page 629
III.11.5 Monasticism and Monasteries......Page 641
III.11.6 Charitable Institutions......Page 651
III.12 The Economy......Page 661
III.13.1 The Role of Women......Page 673
III.13.2 Families and Kinship......Page 682
III.13.3 Patronage and Retinues......Page 691
III.13.4 Food, Wine, and Feasting......Page 699
III.13.5 Entertainments, Theatre, and Hippodrome......Page 707
III.13.6 Health, Hygiene, and Healing......Page 715
III.14 Justice: Legal Literature......Page 721
III.15.1 Byzantine Theology......Page 729
III.15.2 Philosophies......Page 741
III.16.1 Art and Text......Page 751
III.16.2 Art and Liturgy......Page 761
III.16.3 Art and Pilgrimage......Page 771
III.16.4 Art and Iconoclasm......Page 780
III.16.5 Icons......Page 788
III.16.6 Art and the Periphery......Page 800
III.17.1 Language......Page 807
III.17.2 Education......Page 815
III.17.3 Literacy......Page 826
III.17.4 Numeracy and Science......Page 833
III.17.5 Libraries......Page 850
III.18.1 Rhetoric......Page 857
III.18.3 Historiography......Page 868
III.18.3 Theological Literature......Page 883
III.18.4 Hagiography......Page 892
III.18.5 Homilies......Page 902
III.18.6 Epistolography......Page 912
III.18.7 Poetry and Romances......Page 924
III.18.8 Military Texts......Page 937
III.19 Music......Page 945
Part IV: The World Around Byzantium......Page 967
IV.20 Byzantium and its Neighbours......Page 969
IV.21 Byzantium\'s Role in World History......Page 987
Appendix I. Rulers......Page 992
Appendix 2. Patriarchs and Popes......Page 1002
Index......Page 1006