Tag: history
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Approaching Ottoman Athens – Author: Maria Georgopoulou
Approaching Ottoman Athens Author: Maria Georgopoulou 17 July 2020 The Gennadius Library and the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation have published Ottoman Athens. Archaeology, Topography, History, a collection of essays edited by Maria Georgopoulou and Konstantinos Thanasakis. Pulling together sources that highlight unknown facets of Ottoman Athens, piecing together little-known accounts and archaeological artifacts alongside better-known engravings…
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Some have left behind a name, and some have not – A Brief Guide to Istanbul’s Feriköy Protestant Cemetery – Authors: Brian Johnson, Richard Wittmann
Some have left behind a name, and some have not – A Brief Guide to Istanbul’s Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Authors: Brian Johnson, Richard Wittmann 12 JUNE 2020 What do a famous German engineer, American author, Hungarian soldier, British scholar, and Swiss brewer who left their mark on Istanbul and beyond have in common with many…
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A visual life narrative of 1830s Ottoman Izmir/Smyrna: The Harvard Fulgenzi Album – Author: Richard Wittmann
A visual life narrativeof 1830s Ottoman Izmir/Smyrna: The Harvard Fulgenzi Album Author: Richard Wittmann 29 MAY 2020 A beautiful album, conceived in Smyrna, modern-day Izmir, blends the Ottoman world of the mid-19th century with that of the new national state of Greece. This combination constitutes the subject of the 25 illustrations which portray the human form and…