| Domenico's Istanbul Revised Edition Contributor(s): Austin, J. L. (Author), Lewis, Geoffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0906094364 ISBN-13: 9780906094365 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2001 Annotation: Domenico was the name taken by a rabbi and doctor from Safed in Palestine on his conversion to Catholicism in 1593. For some ten years he served as Third Physician to Sultan Murad III. In 1611 he wrote, or, more accurately, dictated, his Relatione della gran Citta di Constantinopoli. This is not just a topographical description of Istanbul but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of Islam, and much more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 956.101 |
| Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Turkish Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.5" (1.68 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Domenico was the name taken by a rabbi and doctor from Safed in Palestine on his conversion to Catholicism in 1593. For some ten years he served as Third Physician to Sultan Murad III. In 1611 he wrote or more accurately dictated his Relatione della gran Citta di Constantinopli. This is not just a topographical description of the city, but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of islam, and much more. English Text. |