The Fall of Constantinople (Landmark Books, Number W-30)

Description: Dust jacket art and interior illustrations by Douglas Gorsline. This is Number W-30 in the World Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. For 1100 years Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, had flourished and guttered like a jewel in dark world. For while the Dark Ages drew a curtain down over Europe, ancient culture was kept alive in this Eastern center. Constantinople alone preserved Greek art, Roman law and Christianity itself. It soon became the strongest and the richest city in the world. It was no wonder that others should fix their greedy eyes upon this prize. At the demise of the Byzantine Empire, this city was for a time all that remained of that vast empire. The author brings to life the fascinating history of this city. Bernardine Kielty is the author of another book in the Landmark series -- Marie Antoinette. The reverse side of the dust jacket is printed with a list of titles in the series. BINDNG/CONDITION: light green cloth with series device on the cover; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket. index. Landmark endpapers showing world map. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 184 pages.…