Turkish Letters
by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq
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The observations of a 16th-century Habsburg ambassador to Constantinople.Tags
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Fascinating glimpse of the 1500's through these letters of a European writing about the 'turk'. It seems to me Ogier took great pains to identify the things in the culture that he saw as good, advantageous, better than what he knew. He was very open to admiration.
I was a bit disappointed with this book. I expected more detail, more insight and facts. Instead I found it repetitive and self indulging. I think this man must have been quite an odd duck.
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters*
- Ogier Gisleen van Busbeke
- Important places
- Turkey
- First words
- Vienna, 1 Sep 1555 ------I promised, when I parted from you, that you should have a full account of my journey to Constantinople.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Farewell.
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Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 956.1 — History & geography History of Asia Middle East Asia: Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan Turkey (Anatolia)
- LCC
- DR423 .B8 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Balkan Peninsula History of Balkan Peninsula Turkey Description and travel
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- (3.87)
- Languages
- 6 — Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin
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- ISBNs
- 5
