The Travels of Cristoforo Buondelmonti and Ciriaco dAncona in the Aegean Sea

This book explores the travels of Cristoforo Buondelmonti and Ciriaco d'Ancona to the Greek lands in the early fifteenth-century eastern Mediterranean.

Autorentext

Eleni Tounta is an associate professor of Western Medieval History at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, researching topics related to the social and cultural history of the high and late Middle Ages. Her publications include monographs and articles focusing on Byzantine and Norman Southern Italy.

Klappentext

This book explores the travels of Cristoforo Buondelmonti and Ciriaco d'Ancona to the Greek lands in the early fifteenth-century eastern Mediterranean.

Inhalt

1. The Greek lands in the early humanists' imaginary 2. Cristoforo Buondelmonti in Crete 3. Cristoforo Buondelmonti in the Aegean Sea 4. Imperium, space and the classical past: Ciriaco d'Ancona in Greek lands and Asia Minor (1443-49)