Tradition and reality in the Taktika of Nikephoros Ouranos

Author

McGeer, Eric

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Dumbarton Oaks papers. 1991, Vol. 45, p. 129-140, 4 ill.

ISSN

0070-7546

Abstract (en)

Primary aim of paper is to establish chapters 56-65 of the Taktika as an important source for Byzantine warfare in the east, written by a commander active in that region during the first decade of the 11th c. In an appendix, publishes two seals bearing Ouranos's name which date ca.990-1010 (Washington, Dumbarton Oaks).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Greece
• Seals
• Greece
• 900-1100
• Ouranos, Nikephoros, ca.950-1010
• Inscriptions
• War
• Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection||Washington, DC (USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Grèce
• Sceau
• Grèce
• 900-1100
• Ouranos, Nikephoros, v.950-1010
• Inscription
• Guerre
• Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection||Washington, DC (USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428070

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