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

Table of Contents

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