Hardcover
1879 · Genevae
by Alexis I Comnenus, Emperor of the East, supposed author
Genevae: typis I. G. Fick, 1879. Hardcover. Good. lxxix, 66, [1]p. Contemporary quarterbinding (marbled boards backed in leather). 22cm. Backstrip worn and lacking bottom inch or so. Contents moderately browned. Latin text. This letter appears to be a summons for a crusade but is regarded as most likely a forgery, perhaps based on a genuine imperial letter. (Inventory #: 81954)