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Ioannis Canani de Constantinopolitana obsidione relatio : A Critical Edition, with English Translation, Introduction, and Notes of John Kananos' Account of the Siege of Constantinople in 1422

Part of the Byzantinisches Archiv series
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This volume presents a new critical edition of John Kananos' account of the unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1422.

An eye-witness to the siege, Kananos celebrates the defense of the City and its miraculous liberation at the hand of the Mother of God.

This book offers a new critical text of Kananos' passionate narrative alongside a new analysis of the manuscripts, an English translation, and a linguistic commentary.

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De Gruyter
1501502891 / 9781501502897
Mixed media product
940.1
10/05/2016
United States
108 pages
170 x 240 mm
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