Livre - The travel accounts of Simēon of Poland

910.9 SIM

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Livre

Mazda publishers

Siméon de Pologne 1584 - 163.

Bournoutian George A. 1943 - 2021

Presentation materielle : 1 vol. (372 p.)

Dimensions : 23 cm

European travelers have left numerous accounts on the various provinces of the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century. Simon’s Travel Accounts differs from all of these. His travels not only span an uninterrupted period of twelve years, but his accounts are also the most detailed on both the places he visited and the people he met. The book reads like a travel guide to the Armenian, Coptic, Syrian, Jewish and Muslim communities in the European, Anatolian, and Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, his information on the Armenians of Poland is extremely valuable, while his background and religion provide him with a very different perspective on his long stay in Rome and Venice. His information on the devastation caused by the Celalis throughout the Armenian communities in Anatolia is a major source for scholars. Simon has left a meticulous description of the cities he visited, including Constantinople, Alexandria, Cairo, Jerusalem, Mush, Diarbekir, Kharpert, Tokat, Kayseri, Malatya, Sebastia, Izmir, Angora, Damascus, Aleppo, and Lvov. He provides practical information such as distances between towns, types of terrain, tolls, and detailed descriptions of Armenian and non-Armenian holy sites. He describes the people, places, and buildings, as well as local customs and traditions. Simon’s Travel Accounts is certainly an important source on the history and geography of the Ottoman Empire in the early seventeenth centur

Acknowledgements, ix Abbreviated Titles, xi Transliteration and Dating Systems, xiii Facsimile of the First Page of the Original Manuscript, xiv Translator’s Introduction, p. 1 Map 1: Siméon’s Route from Lvov to Constantinople, p. 18 Map 2: Sites in Constantinople and its Environs mentioned in the Text, p. 19 Map 3: Siméon’s Route along the Ottoman Coastline, p. 20 Map 4: Siméon’s Route from Constantinople to Venice-Rome and from Venice to Izmir, p. 21 Map 5: Siméon’s Route from Izmir to Mush, p. 22 Map 6: Siméon’s Route from Alexandria to Aleppo, p. 23 Map 7: Siméon’s Route from Aleppo to Constantinople, p. 24 1. Preamble, p. 25 2. Journey from Lvov to Constantinople, p. 28 3. Description of Constantinople, p. 33 4. Journey along the Shores of the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, p. 58 5. Journey from Constantinople to Venice, p. 68 6. Venice, p. 76 7. In the Realm of the Pope, p. 93 8. Rome, p. 102 9. Pilgrimage to Mush, p. 106 10. Return to Constantinople, p. 181 11. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, p. 187 12. Jerusalem, p. 218 13. Journey from Jerusalem to Aleppo, p. 255 14. Marash, Kayseri, Angora, Constantinople, Lvov, p. 271 15. Description of the City of Lvov, p. 280 16. Siméon’s Autobiography, p. 289 17. Sultan Osman’s Campaign against Poland, p. 294 18. Chronicles of the Years 1626-1635, p. 302 Glossary, p. 315 Bibliography, p. 347 Index, p. 357 About the Translator, p. 373

Bibliogr. p. [347]-355. Index. Glossaire.