My photographs of Ravenna illustrate Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin (London: Penguin/Allen Lane, 2020).

A TLS, SPECTATOR AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘Magisterial – an outstanding book that shines a bright light on one of the most important, interesting and under-studied cities in European history. A masterpiece.’ Peter Frankopan

‘A wonderful new history of the Mediterranean from the fifth to eighth centuries through a lens focussed on Ravenna, gracefully and clearly written, which reconceptualizes what was “East” and what was “West”.’ Caroline Goodson

‘A masterwork by one of our greatest historians of Byzantium and early Christianity. Judith Herrin tells a story that is at once gripping and authoritative and full of wonderful detail about every element in the life of Ravenna. Impossible to put down.’ David Freedberg