Book of the Prefect
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Book of the Prefect
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The Book of the Prefect or Eparch is a Byzantine commercial manual or guide addressed to the eparch of Constantinople. Based on established customs and laws and now littered with later interpolations, the Book is an essential document in the economic history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. The book was lost until 1891, when it was discovered in Geneva by the Swiss Jules Nicole, who referred to it as the Livre de l'Éparque. It is a prominent example of Byzantine encyclopaedism.
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2023-09-20T12:02:13Z
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