Author
Panaite, Viorel(Author)
Publication Date
2025
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
History. | International law.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
760
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (760 pages) : illustrations.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
D410
Record ID
60986
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2025
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Using never before studied documents from Manuscript Turc 130 (BnF, Paris) , compiled in a unique structure by Ambassador François Savary de Brèves, Viorel Panaite offers a comprehensive picture of the Ottoman Mediterranean around 1600, with the French as protagonists. He explores the foreigner's condition (müstemin) in the Abode of Islam, consular jurisdiction, the Flemish as protégés , and takes the reader on a journey to the cities of Marseille, Tunis, Alexandria, Aleppo and Istanbul. He focuses on the capitulations' provisions about merchants, navigation, trade, goods and taxes, as well as diplomatic efforts to curb the illegal actions of provincial authorities, ship captains, North African pirates and English privateers.
Sample Text
Using never before studied documents from Manuscript Turc 130 (BnF, Paris) , compiled in a unique structure by Ambassador François Savary de Brèves, Viorel Panaite offers a comprehensive picture of the Ottoman Mediterranean around 1600, with the French as protagonists. He explores the foreigner's condition (müstemin) in the Abode of Islam, consular jurisdiction, the Flemish as protégés , and takes the reader on a journey to the cities of Marseille, Tunis, Alexandria, Aleppo and Istanbul. He focuses on the capitulations' provisions about merchants, navigation, trade, goods and taxes, as well as diplomatic efforts to curb the illegal actions of provincial authorities, ship captains, North African pirates and English privateers.
Seri
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage ;81.
