History of the Byzantine State
New Brunswick, N. J.: Rutgers University Press, 1957. 543 pp.
By George Ostrogorsky
Reviewed by Georges Florovsky,
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Church History:
Studies in Christianity and Culture
Studies in Christianity and Culture
(Volume 28, Issue 1 March 1959, pp. 96-97)
This book by Professor Ostrogorsky, of Belgrade University, needs no lengthy introduction. Since its first appearance in 1940, in German, it has been commonly acknowledged as a standard manual in the field. The text has been revised several times by the author, for edition in German, French, and English, and brought up to date. In the present American edition a fine selection of illustrations is added, arranged by Professor Charanis, in cooperation with Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, and also a new set of historical maps. The book is elegantly produced.
