In this Book
- The Harbour of all this Sea and Realm: Crusader to Venetian Famagusta
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Central European University Press
- Series: CEU Medievalia
summary
The Harbour of All This Sea and Realm offers an overview of the Lusignan, Genoese and Venetian history of the main port city of Cyprus, a Mediterranean crossroads. The essays contribute to the understanding of Famagusta's social and administrative structure, as well as the influences on its architectural, artisan, and art historical heritage from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. We read of crusader bishops from central France, metalworkers from Asia Minor, mercenaries from Genoa, refugees from Acre, and traders from Venice. The themes of the city's diasporas and cultural hybridity permeate and unify the essays in this collaborative effort. Some of the studies use archival sources to reconstruct the early stages of appearances of various buildings. Such research is of vital importance, given the threat to Famagusta's medieval and early modern heritage by its use as a military base since 1974.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vi
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction:
- pp. 3-18
- Section One: History
- Section Two: Material Culture
- List of Contributors
- pp. 191-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9789633860649
Related ISBN(s)
9786155225963
MARC Record
OCLC
881639629
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2014-07-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014