Download or read book Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies: Plenary papers written by Ilija G. Iliev and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main theme of the congress, Byzantium without borders, aims at exploring the role of this great empire in the medieval world and its undiminished contemporary significance. The Congress program was designed so as to encourage the presentation of research in both traditional and novel areas. There emerged the five main themes around which the round table discussions in volume 2 have been constructed. These are: Philology, Palaeography, Codicology; Archaeology and History; History of Art and Music; Theology and Philosophy; Economy, Politics, Urban Life. Volume 3 contains a diverse collection of more than 500 abstracts of free communications and posters presented at the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies--Publisher.