The Ottoman Empire and Piri's Role (Spring '22)
Gratitude to Gage Higgins (BC '23) for his introductions and general assistance
Why are the pictures of Cairo and Venice so vivid and beautiful in The Book of Navigation?
The Portuguese were imperial "infidels". Why did Piri Reis admire them so much?
The Portuguese were imperial "infidels". Why did Piri Reis admire them so much?
The Book of Navigation includes images of religious architecture. How did the Ottomans manage religious diversity?
The Book of Navigation includes images of religious architecture. How did the Ottomans manage religious diversity?
Piri Reis wrote his book 20 years after Columbus' voyages. What does his work tell us about Ottoman attitudes towards the Americas?
Piri Reis wrote his book 20 years after Columbus' voyages. What does his work tell us about Ottoman attitudes towards the Americas?
The expression cherchez la femme is anything by sexist in this episodes. Boston College women seek Ottoman women builders in Piri Reis' maps.
The expression cherchez la femme is anything by sexist in this episodes. Boston College women seek Ottoman women builders in Piri Reis' maps.