The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople

Introduction Sarah Bassett; Part I. The Place and Its People: 1. Before Constantinople Thomas Russell; 2. Urban Development and Decline, Fourth-Fifteenth Centuries Albrecht Berger; 3. The People of Constantinople Anthony Kaldellis; Part II. Practical Matters: 4. Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople James Crow; 5. The Supply of Food to Constantinople Raymond Van Dam; 6. Constantinople: Building and Maintenance Enrico Zanini; 7. The Defense of Constantinople Eric McGeer; Part III. Urban Experiences: 8. Imperial Constantinople Paul Magdalino; 9. Residential Constantinople Albrecht Berger and Philipp Niewoehner; 10. Commercial Constantinople Koray Durak; 11. Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice Vasileios Marinis; 12. Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism Dirk Krassmueller; 13. Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial Mark Johnson; Part IV. Institutions and Activities: 14. The Administration of Constantinople Andreas Gkoutzoukostas; 15. Philanthropic Institutions Timothy S. Miller; 16. Schools and Learning Niels Gaul; 17. Entertainment Marcus Rautman; Part V. Encountering Constantinople: 18. Medieval Travellers to Constantinople: Wonders and Wonder Nike Koutrakou; 19. Pilgrimage to Constantinople Annemarie Weyl Carr; 20. Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe Sean Roberts; 21. Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul Cigdem Kafescioglu.