The Ottoman empire and the Mediterranean.
Titles from the collection of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. A majority of
the titles concern the history of the Eastern Mediterranean and relations between the European
Christians and the Ottoman Turks, including a number of works inspired by the naval Battle of
Lepanto in 1571. Other topics include the East Indies and China, South America, a Japanese
embassy to Rome and the history of several Italian cities. Also includes treatises and
grammars by humanist scholars, such as Guillaume Postel.
| Number of titles | 309 | | Number of microfiches | 1,171 |
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