Title: Les Mots et les Monnaies
Subtitle: De la Grèce Ancienne a Byzance
Description: Text in French. "Texts and Coins from Ancient Greece to Byzantium" with an introductory essay, Monnaies et mots: Perception et Metaphore (Coins and Words: Perception and Metaphor). The main text section includes 10 essays, each by a different scholar. Topics include reflection of the earth and cosmos on antique and medieval money; Byzantine sacred images; perception of ancient mythology: narrative and representation; and more. Beautiful, rich color plates on glossy paper.
Subjects: Byzantine Coins, Greek Coins, Ancient Coins, Exhibitions, Roman Coins, Paleography, Greek Manuscripts, Coinage, History, Copper coins, Rare books