Venetian And Ottoman Castles Of The Peloponnese 13th 19th Centuries

Author : Eric Pinzelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782959176203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VENETIAN AND OTTOMAN CASTLES OF THE PELOPONNESE (13th-19th CENTURIES) written by Eric Pinzelli and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated monograph (250 figures, 12 maps) showcasing castles and fortified towns of the Peloponnese garrisoned up to period of the Greek War of Independence (1820s). These castles were captured and retaken by the Venetians and their arch-enemies the Ottoman Turks during their centuries-long epic struggle for the domination of the southern Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean. Several of these seemingly impregnable fortresses (such as Mount Palamede at Nauplia, Modon and the New Castle of the Morea), designed by some of the most brilliant military engineers of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, were state-of-the-art and to this day remain as a testament to their superb technical expertise. These strategic strongholds commanded the lands, on occasions providing safe havens, in other times forcing the local populations into submission. Newly-discovered material from the Venetian archives, with the addition of a large array of recently-published contributions for the Ottoman periods, combined with an updated examination of each of these fortresses will vastly add to the public's knowledge of Medieval and Early Modern southern Greece.

Author : Stefania S. Skartsis
Publisher : BAR International Series
ISBN 13 : 9781407309835
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chlemoutsi Castle (Clermont, Castel Tornese), NW Peloponnese written by Stefania S. Skartsis and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chlemoutsi castle is located in the NW Peloponnese (Greece). It was built by the Franks following the Fourth Crusade and the establishment of the Principality of Achaea. At the beginning of the 15th century the castle passed to Charles I Tocco, Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Despot of Epirus. In 1428 it passed to the Palaiologoi and in 1460 it fell to the Ottomans. Following the fate of the Peloponnese, the castle remained in the hands of the Ottomans until the early 19th century, except for approximately three decades in the late 17th and the early 18th century when Venice replaced the Ottomans as overlords of the Peloponnese. The subject of this book is the pottery from Chlemoutsi and its discussion and interpretation. The pottery comes from several small-scale excavations conducted by the Greek Archaeological Service in the 1980s and '90s. The ceramic material under study here covers a long time span and offers important evidence for the pottery used in Greece between the 13th and the 19th centuries. It also provides information on the history of Chlemoutsi, which has been proved particularly important for the periods following the Ottoman conquest (1460), since the history and the role of the castle after the end of its Frankish occupation is hardly known in the bibliography. What characterizes the pottery of Chlemoutsi is the continuous and significant presence of Italian wares, and thus a large section of this present research deals with Italian pottery imports - still a relatively little-explored topic in Greek ceramic studies today.

Author : Dorling Kindersley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756672740
Total Pages : 803 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Europe written by Dorling Kindersley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Europe travel guide in this new ebook format will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse continent has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and detailed maps discover Europe: from the majestic peaks of the Alps to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from how best to explore the luscious green landscape of Ireland to lazing on a beach in Greece with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of many of the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of some of the best cities Europe has to offer. DK Eyewitness Europe explores the culture, history, architecture and art of the continent not forgetting the best of Europe's gardens, beaches, cathedrals, castles and shopping. With up-to-date information on getting around by train, car, walking in cities and all the sights and resorts listed town by town, DK Eyewitness Europe is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Europe

Author : Sauro Gelichi
Publisher : All’Insegna del Giglio
ISBN 13 : 8878145408
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atti del IX Congresso Internazionale sulla Ceramica Medievale nel Mediterraneo written by Sauro Gelichi and published by All’Insegna del Giglio. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AVANT-PROPOS Au moment de conclure, pour moi-même, l’aventure de ces colloques, ce n’est pas sans quelque émotion que je regarde la série des actes qu’ils ont suscitée elle concrétise, de façon durable, le travail accompli et son apport, aussi bien méthodologique que scientifique. Dans ce domaine souvent quelque peu aride ou ingrat de la céramologie, liée à l’archéologie de terrain et en formant comme le langage explicite pour qui sait le déchiffrer, chacune de ces rencontres internationales-depuis la réunion initiale et fondatrice de Valbonne en 1978 – a été importante et révélatrice d’une évolution rapide et féconde de ces enquêtes. Elles ouvrent la voie, bien souvent, à de nouvellesrecherches toujours mieux contrôlées et faisant appel de plus en plus à l’archéométrie. L’imposant volume des Actes de Venise – ville symbole s’il en est par sa place au coeur de cette région méditerranéenne d’abord privilégiée – constitue désormais dans cette série une pièce maîtresse à bien des titres. Par son ampleur et la multiplicité de ses acteurs (qui surent tous se plier à des règles strictes) comme par la richesse des interventions présentées: si les «nouvelles découvertes» forment toujours une grande partie des apports, de nouveaux thèmes se précisent. Outre les recherches consacrées à «Venise et son territoire» (significativement d’ailleurs ouvertes aussi à l’analyse des importations orientales perçues dans cette zone), les travaux sur l’évolution des techniques, lescontraintes commerciales, les contextes sociaux, structurent des parts fondamentales de ce congrès. Il s’y ajoute aussi des ouvertures intéressantes et parfois surprenantes sur la place des céramiques dans l’architecture. Ou plus audacieusement encore, des enquêtes sur l’utilisation conjointe des sources écrites et archéologiques dans le monde byzantin, sur le décor intérieur des églises de Chypre, sur les dernières découvertes effectuées récemment à Mertola dans un contexte riverain spécifique. Comme toujours donc, mais ici avec une étendue exceptionnelle, ce congrès surprend d’abord et s’impose par l’abondance de la documentation ainsi présentée avec autant de soin que de générosité: une «mise à disposition» qui force à l’admiration comme à la gratitude envers les auteurs et les organisateurs de ce congrès, et d’abord à son maître d’oeuvre, Sauro Gelichi, qui a accepté ainsi avec son équipe, une très lourde charge. Il s’y ajoute l’affirmation d’un élargissement décisif de l’espace étudié. Centré à l’origine, par prudence comme par nécessité, sur la partie occidentale de la Méditerranée, celui-ci s’ouvre à présent – et de façon décisive – sur l’ensemble des régions méditerranéennes, et bien au-delà, sur leurs zones d’influences ou d’inspiration. Apports et échanges de plus en plus complexes, où la part des régions orientales, proches (ou surtout peut-être) plus lointaines, ne cesse et ne cessera sans doute pas de s’affirmer. Une nouvelle période s’instaure donc dans l’évolution de ces rencontres dont il faut souhaiter la continuité sous des formes de plus en plus exigeantes et critiques, dans un phénomène de mort et de transfiguration tel que celui rappelé ici par Juan Zozaya, l’un des premiers fondateurs de ces congrès. Gabrielle Démians d’Archimbaud

Author : Sophē N.- Papageōrgiou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Travelers and Artistis in Corinth, 12th-19th Centuries written by Sophē N.- Papageōrgiou and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elaine Thomopoulos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
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Download or read book The History of Greece written by Elaine Thomopoulos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete history of Greece documents ancient times to the present, giving specific attention to its emergence as a modern European nation after the destruction, disease, and death Greece suffered during World War II and the subsequent civil war. Modern Greece started as a monarchy in 1832, with just a fraction of the land it now encompasses. The nation of Greece finally forged its identity in the 19th and 20th centuries after emerging from 400 years of Ottoman domination. This book traces the development of Greece from the Minoan civilization of Crete to modern times, telling the story of how Greece added territory and experienced fierce growing pains—including coups, dictatorships, depressions, enormous influxes of immigrants, and wars—before evolving into today's modern democratic state. The History of Greece provides both an overview of Greece's early history as well as an examination of the difficulties that emerged in 2009 and 2010, such as its recent financial problems and social unrest. Quotes from Greek politicians, scholars, poets, and ordinary citizens are included to communicate Greece's national character.

Author : Dragoş Cosmescu
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786497505
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Venetian Renaissance Fortifications in the Mediterranean written by Dragoş Cosmescu and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance was a revolution of ideas, arts and sciences alike, with Italy at its center. Venice was among the first states to embrace new concepts in fortification, which would dominate military architecture for centuries. In the age of large galley fleets and an expanding Ottoman Empire, the mighty defenses of the Republic of Venice protected faraway territories in the Mediterranean, and some of the largest and best preserved Renaissance fortifications are found on the former Venetian islands. This book illustrates in detail the impressive defenses of Cyprus, Crete and Corfu, their design and their war record. Walled towns and fortresses were constructed to the latest standards of military technology, with walls capable of withstanding the largest armies and the longest sieges, including the longest in history--22 years.

Author : Arthur Mee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
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Download or read book Ancient Greece. The Roman Empire. Byzantium. Ottoman Empire written by Arthur Mee and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Palmira Brummett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107090776
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mapping the Ottomans written by Palmira Brummett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how Ottomans were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms.

Author : Arthur Mee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harmsworth History of the World: Ancient Greece. The Roman Empire. Byzantium. Ottoman Empire written by Arthur Mee and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: