Ferdinand Schevill: 4 books

The Balkan Peninsula and the Near East covers the history of the Balkans from the Byzantine Era, Ottoman rule, and modern times. A table of contents and the original maps are included.

The persistent interest manifested by the public in the story of the Italian communes will, I hope, make an apology for the present book on Siena unnecessary. “Though availing myself, to the best of my ability, of the work of my many predecessors in this field, I have constantly striven to arrive...

THIS book is concerned with the story of man on the southeastern projection of Europe, known as the Balkan peninsula. For practical purposes the story begins with the Greeks, because the Greeks, though not the original inhabitants of the peninsula, were the first to leave a clear record of themselves...

Siena, the Story of a Medieval Commune is an illustrated history of Siena, the home of St. Catherine. A table of contents is included.