Manuel II Palaeologus (1391–1425) : : A Study in Late Byzantine Statesmanship / / John W. Barker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Barker, John W.,
• MitwirkendeR: Charanis, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [1969]; ©1969
• Year of Publication: 1969
• Edition: Reprint 2022
• Language: English
• Series: RUPBYZ
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (672 p.) :; 1 frontispiece
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813571126; 9783110663334
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813571126
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John W. Barker.