Deux regards ottomans sur Alexandrie

Piri Re'is - Evliya Celebi

Edited by J.-L. Bacqué-Grammont Edited by M. Tuchscherer

Book cover: Deux regards ottomans sur Alexandrie

Extent: 256 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Literary Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: Études Alexandrines

Series volume number: 30

Language: French

Hardback (Published)

(December 2013)

ISBN: 9782111298538

Price: $50.00

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Ottoman literature concerning Alexandria is less than plentiful, but it holds a certain interest. In a text devoid of all attempts at style, Piri Reis (ca. 1470-1554) gives a description of Alexandria’s two ports and the adjacent coastlines designed to be of use to sailors. The text of Evliya Celebi (1611-ca. 1684) is entirely different. Taken from the tenth and last volume of his travelogue, this text blithely mingles precise information and descriptions with improbable anecdotes. These two views of Alexandria, presented here with numerous commentaries, can considerably enrich our existing knowledge of the town, which is principally based upon the accounts of European travellers.

  • Edited by J.-L. Bacqué-Grammont
  • Edited by M. Tuchscherer