{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-constantinople-paperback-9781108705578","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108705578","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Constantinople\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe collected essays explore late antique and Byzantine Constantinople in matters sacred, political, cultural, and commercial.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Bassett (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108705578, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 March 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e434 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 2 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom its foundation in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth, 'Constantinople' not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea. On the one hand, there was the fact of Constantinople, the city of brick and mortar that rose to preeminence as the capital of the Roman Empire on a hilly peninsula jutting into the waters at the confluence of the Sea of Marmora, the Golden Horn, and the Bosporos. On the other hand, there was the city of the imagination, the Constantinople that conjured a vision of wealth and splendor unrivalled by any of the great medieval cities, east or west. This Companion explores Constantinople from Late Antiquity until the early modern period. Examining its urban infrastructure and the administrative, social, religious, and cultural institutions that gave the city life, it also considers visitors' encounters with both its urban reality and its place in imagination.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Sarah Bassett\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Place and Its People: 1. Before Constantinople Thomas Russell\u003cbr\u003e 2. Urban Development and Decline, Fourth-Fifteenth Centuries Albrecht Berger\u003cbr\u003e 3. The People of Constantinople Anthony Kaldellis\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Practical Matters: 4. Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople James Crow\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Supply of Food to Constantinople Raymond Van Dam\u003cbr\u003e 6. Constantinople: Building and Maintenance Enrico Zanini\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Defense of Constantinople Eric McGeer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Urban Experiences: 8. Imperial Constantinople Paul Magdalino\u003cbr\u003e 9. Residential Constantinople Albrecht Berger and Philipp Niewöhner\u003cbr\u003e 10. Commercial Constantinople Koray Durak\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice Vasileios Marinis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism Dirk Krassmüller\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial Mark Johnson\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Institutions and Activities: 14. The Administration of Constantinople Andreas Gkoutzoukostas\u003cbr\u003e 15. Philanthropic Institutions Timothy S. Miller\u003cbr\u003e 16. Schools and Learning Niels Gaul\u003cbr\u003e 17. Entertainment Marcus Rautman\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Encountering Constantinople: 18. Medieval Travellers to Constantinople: Wonders and Wonder Nike Koutrakou\u003cbr\u003e 19. Pilgrimage to Constantinople Annemarie Weyl Carr\u003cbr\u003e 20. Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe Sean Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 21. Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul Çi?dem Kafescio?lu.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medieval history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20history%20%5BHBLC1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC1\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45899730977048,"sku":"9781108705578","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108705578i_c3433d26-090e-467f-a97c-0a69366b5804.jpg?v=1696708598","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-constantinople-paperback-9781108705578","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}