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For researchers in the field of Byzantine Constantinople, SKL offers numerous resources, from electronic databases to primary documents. This guide is designed to highlight a selection of these resources and collections. While many of the titles listed cover History of Byzantine Constantinople in general, there are many resources which address a specific aspect of History of Byzantine Constantinople. The tabs above will lead you to a variety of resources from books to journal articles to statistical information.
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DE1-100 History of the Greco-Roman world
DE1-15.5 General
DE23-31 Geography
DE46-73.2 Antiquities. Civilization. Culture. Ethnography
DE80-100 History
DF239-241 Roman epoch, 140 B.C.-323/476 A.D.
DF251-289 Local history and description
DF501-649 Medieval Greece. Byzantine Empire, 323-1453
DF501-518 General
DF520-542.4 Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography
DF545-548 Military history. Political history. Empire and papacy
DF550-649 History
DF550-552.8 General
DF553-599.5 Eastern Empire, 323/476-1057. Constantine the Great
DF599.8-649 1057-1453
DF610-629 1204-1261. Latin Empire
DF630-649 1261-1453. Palaeologi
DF645-649 1453. Fall of Constantinople
DR716-739 Istanbul (Constantinople)
N Visual arts
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing. Design. Illustration
ND Painting
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general