Publisher's description:
The combined Dumbarton Oaks and Fogg collection of Byzantine seals is one of the largest in the world, containing 17,000 specimens. Volume 4 in the catalogue includes seals with place names from the East. Each section begins with a short essay on the region's history. Each seal is illustrated and is accompanied—where appropriate—by full commentary regarding the specimen's date, biographical information on its owner, peculiarities of orthography, and special features of iconography. These seals contribute significantly to historical geography, the evolution of the Byzantine imperial administration, development in the Greek language, and decorative vogues.

Contents:
page VII Abbreviations of Works Cited
XIII Critical Signs and General Abbreviations
XIV Map Asia Minor: First Half of the Eleventh Century
1 Chapter I. The Littoral of the Black Sea and Its Hinterland
1 1. Boukellarioi
14 2. Ankyra
16 3. Basilaion
17 4. Galatia
17 5. Germia
18 6. Honorias
19 7. Klaudioupolis
21 8. Pontoherakleia
22 9. Prousias
23 10. Tios
25 11. Paphlagonia
40 12. Amastris
42 13. Bonissa
43 14. Chryse Petra
43 15. Dadybra
44 16. Euchaita
48 17. Gangra
49 18. Ionopolis
51 19. Kromna
51 20. Pompeioupolis
53 21. Sora
54 22. Armeniakoi
72 23. Amaseia
74 24. Amisos or Aminsos
76 25. Andrapa
77 26. Helenopontos
78 27. Ibora
79 28. Leontopolis
80 29. Neokaisareia
83 30. Polemonion
83 31. Sinope
85 Chapter II. The Gate to the Orient
85 32. Chaldia
100 33. Bathia
101 34. Kerasous
102 35. Lazike
103 36. Paipert
103 37. Rhizaion
104 38. Rhodopolis
104 39. Trebizond
107 Chapter III. The Eastern Frontier: The Themes 
107 40. Charsianon
114 41. Caesarea
115 42. Kamouliana
116 43. Cappadocia
121 44. Loulon
122 45. Parnassos
122 46. Rodandos
124 47. Tyana
125 48. Koloneia
128 49. Sebasteia
129 50. Berisse
129 51. Sebastoupolis
130 52. Larissa
130 53. Lykandos
134 54. Podandos
134 55. Mesopotamia
143 Chapter IV. The Eastern Frontier: Reforms and Annexations 
143 56. Armenian Themes
148 57. Artze
148 58. Asmosaton
149 59. Chavzizin
150 60. Chozanon
150 61. Derzene
152 62. Hexakomia
153 63. Hexapolis
153 64. Kama
154 65. Kamachos
156 66. Keltzene
156 67. Manzikert
157 68. Melitene
160 69. Samosata
161 70. Taranta
161 71. Tephrike
162 72. Theodosioupolis
162 73. Edessa
164 74. Armenia
166 75. Iberia
168 76. Taron
170 77. Vaasprakania
173 Chapter V. Some Uncertain Seals
173 78. Amastris-Amaseia
173 79. Caesarea
174 80. Chasanara
174 81. Melissa
175 82. Nyssa
175 83. Oinaion
176 84. St. Prokopios
177 85. Samos
177 86. Sora (?)
179 Index of Proper Names and Terms
220 Index of Iconography
224 Vocabulary
226 Metrical Inscriptions
228 List of Seals Published
232 Invocative Table of the Usual Forms of Cruciform Monograms
233 Glossary