Geschichte der byzantinischen studien : ergebnisse und Aufgaben

In his paper the author attempts a historical survey of the Byzantine  Studies through the centuries. The main focus falls on the following  topics: Publications on the History of Byzantine Studies; Byzantine  Studies in the Byzantine Empire itself; the development of Byzantine  Studies after the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the East andWest; the  present state of the Byzantine Studies; some desiderata in Byzantine  Studies.