Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium (Women in History) by Judith Herrin - 2002-04-05

Orion Pub Co, 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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London: Phoenix Press, 2002 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. "Across four generations the Empresses Irene, Euphrosyne and Theodora wielded imperial sovreignty with consummate ruthlessness and skill over the vast empire of Byzantium in the eighth and ninth centuries.Their legacy was to restore the veneration of icons and, in doing so, ensure Byzantium's influence for centuries to come" 304p, plates (col) bibliography.index.

Phoenix, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Closed tear on back cover. This is the story of three Byzantine empresses who between 780 and 856 restored the veneration of icons, thus saving the Byzantine Empire from a purely symbolic and abstract decorative art, and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. This exhilarating and fascinating account evokes the complex and deeply religious world of Constantinople - at that time the largest, finest and wealthiest metropolis of the known world - its monuments and palaces, its court ceremonies and rituals, the special role of eunuchs, the bride-shows and elaborate wedding ceremonies, as well as fanatical monks and warring patriarchs, sudden exile, assassination and murder. Women in Purple not only reshapes our understanding of an empire which lasted a thousand years, it throws fresh light on the relationship of women to power

Phoenix, 03/10/2002 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 2.8978 in x 19.5851 in x 12.8902 in.