The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261-1453Hart-Davis, 1972 - 482 pages |
Contents
The Empire in Exile and its Restoration | 23 |
THE PROBLEMS OF THE RESTORED EMPIRE THE REIGN | 43 |
The Battle of Wits between East and West | 63 |
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