The present volume of The Catalogue of Byzantine Seals reached completion more than two years after the death of Professor Nicolas Oikonomides. As this volume is the product of three authors, some explanation of each one"s contribution is in order.
As to the first section of the volume, on the seals of the eastern frontiers, Professor Oikonomides identified the seals to be published and grouped them by geographical designation. He read and transcribed the seals, and began the commentary, which was complete in some cases and preliminary in others. To complete this section, Eric McGeer verified the readings of the seals and edited the existing commentary, and went on to develop the work left unfinished. This involved conducting further research on parts of the commentary, bringing the bibliography up to date, and recording parallel specimens published in other catalogues. The helpful observations and suggestions offered by the two anonymous readers are gratefully acknowledged. It is to be hoped that the final product is worthy of Professor Oikonomides" scholarly reputation, and that it reflects the esteem in which his colleagues held him.
John Nesbitt and Nicolas Oikonomides identified the seals published in chapters V and VI on Constantinople. John Nesbitt established the order of presentation, verified the readings, and added commentary and bibliography. Nicolas Oikonomides wrote portions of Chapter VII. John Nesbitt verified the readings, smoothed the English, and brought the bibliography up to date. Nicolas Oikonomides wrote the final section, Chapter VIII, on uncertain readings. John Nesbitt edited this chapter. For the most part he left it as Nicolas Oikonomides wrote it, but in a few instances he deleted, modified, or corrected passages where dictated by the emergence of new information. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art: Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings