In English; contains also the original text in mediaeval Greek; soft cover, 21 cm, 388 pp. ISBN-13: 978-960-7100-97-9.CONTENTS:INTRODUCTIONTHE FAMILY OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLESTHE LIFE OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLESI.The early periodII. Laonikos' later life and deathIII. SummaryAN INTELLECTUAL PORTRAIT OF LAONIKOS CHALKOKONDYLES THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIESI.Manuscripts, contents and method of narrationII. SourcesIII. Time of the writing of the "Demonstrations of Histories"IV. Classical influences and featuresV. The portraits of the 14th Century Byzantine emperors in the "Demonstrations of Histories"VI. Influence on later worksLAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES, BOOK ICOMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK ILAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES BOOK II COMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK IILAONIKOS' DEMONSTRATIONS OF HISTORIES BOOK IIICOMMENTARY ON CHALKOKONDYLES' BOOK IIIMAPSINDEX Date: 1996. Vassilopoulos ISBN 9607100972 9789607100979 [GR]