Edessa: 'The Blessed City'

This book describes events at Edessa, largely through contemporary accounts and incorporates much new material, notably six mosaics found by the writer between 1952 and 1959.

Contenu

• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Plates
• Scheme of Transliteration
• Introduction
• The Beginnings
• Edessa Under the Kings
• The Blessing of Jesus and The Triumph of Christianity
• Life at Edessa, A.D. 246-639
• The Last Five Centuries, A.D. 639-1146
• Epilogue
• Maps and Plans