MILLER, Timothy S., The Orphans of Byzantium: Child Welfare in the Christian Empire, The Catholic University of America Press, 2003

AS NEW. 8vo. 340pp. Maroon boards in an illustrated jacket. In impeccable condition both externally and internally throughout; no faults to mention. Miller provides a perceptive and original study of the evolution of orphanages in the Byzantine Empire. As thorough a book as you are likely to find on the subject.