From Cyprus To Lepanto (Italica Press Medieval & Renaissance Texts Series)

From Cyprus to Lepanto,' translated and edited by Kiril Petkov, is the first English translation of Gianpietro Contarini's 1572 'History...of the War Brought against the Venetians by Selim the Ottoman.' His work is the first and principal narrative of the war between the Holy League and the Ottomans, which began with the conquest of Cyprus and culminated in the battle of Lepanto. It includes Petkov's introduction on the author's sources, style, and above all, philosophy of history, as well as notes, a bibliography and an index--

• | Author: Giovanni Contarini
• | Publisher: Italica Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 26, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 188 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1599103826
• | ISBN-13: 9781599103822