Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- 18: Medieval Travellers to Constantinople Wonders and Wonder
- 19: Pilgrimage to Constantinople
- 20: Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe
- 21: Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
20: - Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe
from Part V - Encountering Constantinople
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- 18: Medieval Travellers to Constantinople Wonders and Wonder
- 19: Pilgrimage to Constantinople
- 20: Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe
- 21: Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
Summary
Chapter 20, “Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe,” discusses the idea of Constantinople in medieval and early modern Europe, and the lure it held for early modern antiquarians. It examines the nature of the city these scholars imagined against the reality of the city they found.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople , pp. 324 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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