This book describes Constantinople between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries. It discusses practical matters of urban infrastructure together with the administrative, social, and cultural institutions that gave the city life. It examines visitors' encounters with one of the great cities of the middle ages.
This book describes Constantinople between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries. It discusses practical matters of urban infrastructure together with the administrative, social, and cultural institutions that gave the city life. It examines visitors' encounters with one of the great cities of the middle ages.
Introduction Sarah Bassett Part I. The Place and Its People: 1. Before Constantinople Thomas Russell 2. Urban Development and Decline, Fourth-Fifteenth Centuries Albrecht Berger 3. The People of Constantinople Anthony Kaldellis Part II. Practical Matters: 4. Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople James Crow 5. The Supply of Food to Constantinople Raymond Van Dam 6. Constantinople: Building and Maintenance Enrico Zanini 7. The Defense of Constantinople Eric McGeer Part III. Urban Experiences: 8. Imperial Constantinople Paul Magdalino 9. Residential Constantinople Albrecht Berger and Philipp Niewöhner 10. Commercial Constantinople Koray Durak 11. Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice Vasileios Marinis 12. Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism Dirk Krassmüller 13. Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial Mark Johnson Part IV. Institutions and Activities: 14. The Administration of Constantinople Andreas Gkoutzoukostas 15. Philanthropic Institutions Timothy S. Miller 16. Schools and Learning Niels Gaul 17. Entertainment Marcus Rautman Part V. Encountering Constantinople: 18. Medieval Travellers to Constantinople: Wonders and Wonder Nike Koutrakou 19. Pilgrimage to Constantinople Annemarie Weyl Carr 20. Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe Sean Roberts 21. Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul Çi¿dem Kafesciölu.
Introduction Sarah Bassett Part I. The Place and Its People: 1. Before Constantinople Thomas Russell 2. Urban Development and Decline, Fourth-Fifteenth Centuries Albrecht Berger 3. The People of Constantinople Anthony Kaldellis Part II. Practical Matters: 4. Waters for a Capital: Hydraulic Infrastructure and Use in Byzantine Constantinople James Crow 5. The Supply of Food to Constantinople Raymond Van Dam 6. Constantinople: Building and Maintenance Enrico Zanini 7. The Defense of Constantinople Eric McGeer Part III. Urban Experiences: 8. Imperial Constantinople Paul Magdalino 9. Residential Constantinople Albrecht Berger and Philipp Niewöhner 10. Commercial Constantinople Koray Durak 11. Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice Vasileios Marinis 12. Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism Dirk Krassmüller 13. Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial Mark Johnson Part IV. Institutions and Activities: 14. The Administration of Constantinople Andreas Gkoutzoukostas 15. Philanthropic Institutions Timothy S. Miller 16. Schools and Learning Niels Gaul 17. Entertainment Marcus Rautman Part V. Encountering Constantinople: 18. Medieval Travellers to Constantinople: Wonders and Wonder Nike Koutrakou 19. Pilgrimage to Constantinople Annemarie Weyl Carr 20. Encountering and Inventing Constantinople in Early Modern Europe Sean Roberts 21. Byzantium in Early Modern Istanbul Çi¿dem Kafesciölu.
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