Description: Florence's Embassy to the Sultan of Egypt : An English Translation of Felice Brancacci's Diary, Hardcover by Yousefzadeh, Mahnaz, ISBN 3030014630, ISBN-13 9783030014636, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
This book is the first English translation of Felice di Michele Brancacci’s diary of his 1422 mission to the court of Sultan Al-Ashraf Seyf-ad-Din Barsbay of Egypt. Following the purchase of Port of Pisa in 1421, and the building of a galley system, Florence went on to assume a more active role in Levant trade, and this rich text recounts the maiden voyage of the Florentine galleys to Egypt. The text portrays the transnational experiences of Brancacci including those between the East and West, Christians and Muslims, and the ancient and modern worlds. The accompanying critical introduction discusses the unexpected motifs in Brancacci’s voyage, as well as tracing the aftershocks of what was a traumatic Egyptian experience for him. It shows that this aftershock was then measured, captured, and memorialized in the iconic image of Tribute Money, the fresco he commissioned from Masaccio, on his return to his own world in Florence.
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Book Title: Florence's Embassy to the Sultan of Egypt : an English Translation of Felice Brancacci's Diary
Number of Pages: IX, 104 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Social History, Africa / North, Middle East / Egypt, Europe / Medieval
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Mahnaz Yousefzadeh
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
