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Words and Coins: From Ancient Greece to Byzantium

By Charles Méla (Foreword by), Angelos Delivorrias (Foreword by), Manos Dimitrakopoulos (Introduction), Vasiliki Penna (Introduction), Sylviane Messerli (Text by)
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By Charles Méla (Foreword by), Angelos Delivorrias (Foreword by), Manos Dimitrakopoulos (Introduction), Vasiliki Penna (Introduction), Sylviane Messerli (Text by)
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From Hellenic Greece to Rome and Byzantium, coins functioned in part as narrative objects, engraved with images of gods and lords, planets and cities, heroes and legends. Words and Coins analyzes these copper coins in their relation to Western folklore, myth and literature, spanning the fifth century BC to the fifteenth century. Examining books and manuscripts, as well as other artifacts, the catalogue highlights and elaborates on the ongoing complex relationship between the language arts a...

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