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The excellent empire :; the fall of Rome and the triumph of the church
by Pelikan, Jaroslav
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely faint wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light fold to spine foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-
- ISBN 10
- 0062546368
- ISBN 13
- 9780062546364
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely faint wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light fold to spine foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-) in near fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in white DJ; xiii, 133 p, [8] p of plates, b&w illus (some color) ; 24 cm. Contents: The fall of Rome as historical paradigm -- The social triumph of barbarism and religion -- History as divine apocalypse -- The register of human follies, crimes, and misfortunes -- The founding of the Christian empire -- The inevitable effect of immoderate greatness -- The terrestrial glory of an excellent empire -- The inestimable gifts of Roman civilization. || Church history -- Primitive and early church; Christianity.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80943
- Title
- The excellent empire :; the fall of Rome and the triumph of the church
- Author
- Pelikan, Jaroslav
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely faint wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light fold to spine foot, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- ISBN 10
- 0062546368
- ISBN 13
- 9780062546364
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity;
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