The seventh century in the West-Syrian chronicles /
The seventh century in the West-Syrian chronicles /
introduced, translated, and annotated by Andrew Palmer ; including two seventh-century Syriac apocalyptic texts, introduced, translated, and annotated by Sebastian Brock ; with added annotation and an historical introduction by Robert Hoyland.
- Liverpool, [Eng.] : Liverpool University Press, 1993.
- lxvi, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
- Translated texts for historians ; v. 15 .
"Part One presents 12 texts written between 636 and 847, including date-lists, king-lists, anecdotal chronicles, inscriptions and a contemporary memorandum of the Arab conquest. Part Two contains a long extract from the Chronicle of AD 1234 with supplementary material from Michael the Syrian ... Part Three contains the last part of the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius and a related text from Edessa"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. lix-lxiii) and index.
0853232385 :USD41.49
Islamic Empire--History--Sources.
Syria--History--Sources.
"Part One presents 12 texts written between 636 and 847, including date-lists, king-lists, anecdotal chronicles, inscriptions and a contemporary memorandum of the Arab conquest. Part Two contains a long extract from the Chronicle of AD 1234 with supplementary material from Michael the Syrian ... Part Three contains the last part of the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius and a related text from Edessa"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. lix-lxiii) and index.
0853232385 :USD41.49
Islamic Empire--History--Sources.
Syria--History--Sources.
