Some articles are illustrated. The work closes with a short bibliography. This book is an introduction to the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, literary, and artistic history of France from the early 5th century to the late 15th. Greco-Roman World Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd ed. The 2nd ed. was published in 1970 and this edition was almost completely rewritten between 1991 and 1994.
Many entries are completely new and most of the others have been revised.
The initials of the authors appear at the end of each article. There are no illustrations. This three-volume work covers the civilization of Byzantium from the 4th to the 15th century. It deals not only with history but also with philology, art, and liturgy. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order, strictly letter by letter, rather than word by word.