Byzantium and Venice, 1204–1453
Collected Studies
Variorum Collected Studies Series

Byzantium and Venice: 1204-1453, a selection of articles by the late Julian Chrysostomides, focuses on Byzantium after the Fourth Crusade and its relationship with Venice, particularly in the late Palaeologan period. Seven of the articles deal with aspects of Veneto-Byzantine interactions in the Peloponnese, while the remainder concentrate on the political and commercial ties between Byzantines and Venetians. The essays draw upon Julian Chrysostomides' unrivalled knowledge of the relevant Venetian documents.

Contents: Preface; John V Palaeologus in Venice (1370-1371) and the Chronicle of Caroldo: a re-interpretation; Studies on the Chronicle of Caroldo, with special reference to the history of Byzantium from 1370 to 1377; Venetian commercial privileges under the Palaeologi; Corinth 1394-1397: some new facts; An unpublished letter of Nerio Acciaiuoli (30 October 1384); Italian women in Greece during the late 14th and early 15th centuries; Was Neri Acciaiuoli ever lord of Vostitsa and Nivelet?; Merchant versus nobles: a sensational court case in the Peloponnese (1391-1404); Glimpses of wealth and poverty in Greece during the 14th and 15th centuries as seen in Venetian documents; Symbiosis in the Peloponnese in the aftermath of the 4th Crusade; Tenedos 1376 revisited; Index of persons and places.

Julian Chrysostomides (1928-2008) was Emeritus Reader in Byzantine History and Director of the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. The volume is edited by Michael Heslop, an Honorary Research Associate in Byzantine Studies at RHUL Hellenic Institute, and Charalambos Dendrinos, Lecturer in Byzantine Literature and Greek Palaeography, and Director of RHUL Hellenic Institute, UK.