This survey covers the islands of the North Aegean; Chios, Lesbos, Lemnos, Samothrace, Thasos, Skyros, Tenedos, Eustratios and Imbros and its neighbours. It starts as usual with explanations of the terminology used, and descriptions of the geography and climate of the region. There follows an exploration of historical and administrative development, the Church, economy, traffic routes, and settlement and population, after which comes the gazetteer proper, describing Byzantine-period sites alphabetically, including their history, surviving remains and bibliography.

An archaeological survey of the early Byzantine province of Paphlagonien and Honorias which is on the North coast of modern Turkey. Chapters examine the geography of the area, historical and administrative developments using the literary evidence, the churches, roads and sea-routes, and economy. Finally there is a appendix of terms, places and people. Over eighty black and white plates illustrate the remains, which include some impressive stone structures.