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

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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
1. Verfasser:
Barker, John W.
Körperschaft:
American Council of Learned Societies
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1969.
Ausgabe:
Reprint 2022
Umfang:
1 online resource (liii, 614 p. ) ill., maps. ;
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliography (p. 552-578) and index.
Schriftenreihe:
RUPBYZ
ISBN:
0-8135-7112-X
Schlagworte:
Manuel > II Palaeologus, > Emperor of the East, > 1350-1425.
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