{"product_id":"the-doukai-a-contribution-to-byzantine-prosopography-1st-edition","title":"The Doukai: A Contribution to Byzantine Prosopography — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Doukai: A Contribution to Byzantine Prosopography, Demetrios I. Polemis — 1st Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"90\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, The Athlone Press, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"135\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xvi, 228.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"166\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original navy blue cloth boards remain sturdy and square, exhibiting only minor surface scuffing and faint mottling typical of handling and age, while the gilt lettering to the spine remains exceptionally bright and unoxidised. The binding is firm, tight, and free of any leaning. The edges of the text block present light age-toning and occasional dust spotting, but the interior pages are crisp, bright, and free of foxing or blemishes, ensuring a very clean text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"705\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a scarce first edition, published as Volume XXII of the University of London Historical Studies series. The volume includes a fold-out genealogical table detailing the Doukas family lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as a foundational and rarely seen reference work, it is effectively the primary authoritative prosopography on this important Byzantine family in the modern market. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vital scholarly work on the Doukas family, who provided a short-lived but highly influential dynasty during the tumultuous later eleventh century of the Byzantine Empire. Polemis provides a meticulous prosopographical analysis, tracing the obscure origins and complex lineage of the dynasty, making this an essential and enduring reference for historians and classical scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55393494892883,"sku":"6203","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261012_150908.jpg?v=1792076890","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-doukai-a-contribution-to-byzantine-prosopography-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}