Flower Fairies of the Trees

By Cicely Mary Barker

Book Overview

The reign of Basil II (976-1025), the longest of any Byzantine emperor, has long been considered as a 'golden age', in which his greatest achievement was the annexation of Bulgaria. This, we have been told, was achieved through a long and bloody war of attrition which won Basil the grisly epithet Voulgartoktonos, 'the Bulgar-slayer'. In this new study Paul Stephenson argues that neither of these beliefs is true. Instead, Basil fought far more sporadically in the Balkans and his reputation as 'Bulgar-slayer' was created only a century and a half later. Thereafter the 'Bulgar-slayer' was periodically to play a galvanizing role for the Byzantines, returning to centre-stage as Greeks struggled to establish a modern nation state. As Byzantium was embraced as the Greek past by scholars and politicians, the 'Bulgar-slayer' became an icon in the struggle for Macedonia (1904-8) and the Balkan Wars (1912-13).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0723248338
• ISBN13: 9780723248330
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Warne
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.8" x 0.3" x 4.4"
• Age Range: 1 year and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

Pretty pictures.

Very thin small book

An Enchanting Pictorial of Common Trees

Cicely Mary Barker's illustrations are botanically accuratedepictions of tree leaves, stems and flowers, but the crowningachievement is the fairy showcased in each. Each illustration is accompanied by a delightful poem that invites the reader to enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature.This is a wonderful book for a child or anyone interested in botanical drawings or trees.