Laonikos Chalkokondyles - A Translation and Commentary of the "Demonstrations of Histories", Books I-III

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