Description:
In English; contains also the original text in mediaeval Greek; soft cover, 21 cm, 388 pp. ISBN-13: 978-960-7100-97-9.CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
THE FAMILY OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLES
THE LIFE OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLES
I.The early period
II. Laonikos' later life and death
III. Summary
AN INTELLECTUAL PORTRAIT OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLES
THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES
I.Manuscripts, contents and method of narration
II. Sources
III. Time of the writing of the "Demonstrations of Histories"
IV. Classical influences and features
V. The portraits of the 14th Century Byzantine emperors in the "Demonstrations of Histories"
VI. Influence on later works
LAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES, BOOK I
COMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK I
LAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES BOOK II
COMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK II
LAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES BOOK III
COMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK III
MAPS
INDEX