Theodore Spandounes

The Turkish Conquest Of Constantinople In 1453 And The Phenomenal Expansion Of The Ottoman Empire Thereafter Produced A Ready Market In The West For Works About The Origins History And Institutions Of The Turks. Theodore Spandounes Himself Of A Greek Refugee Family From Constantinople Who Had Settled In Venice Was One Of The First To Publish Such A Work. Its Final Version Published In 1538 Was Written In Italian. This Book Offers The First English Translation Of The Complete Text With A Historical Commentary And Explanatory Notes.