Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary
Author | : Boaz Shoshan |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2019-11-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004413269 |
ISBN-13 | : 900441326X |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary written by Boaz Shoshan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary, Boaz Shoshan writes the microhistory of Ibn Ṭawq, a lower middle class clerk who worked in the city ́s legal system on the eve of the Ottoman conquest, based on his unique diary.