“The Vita of St George of Amastris,” in “The Material Culture of the Medieval Black Sea,” Medieval Black Sea Project, edited by Teresa Shawcross et al.
Year: 2025

The history and significance of the single tenth-century manuscript (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, gr. 1452, fols. 57r-75r) containing the only surviving copy of the "Life of St. George of Amastris." The text offers a gold-mine of information on provincial Byzantine life. It provides rare glimpses into the operation of a Medieval Black Sea port, the relationship between a provincial city and its rural hinterland, the psychology of defense and resilience in times of distress, and notio