Byzantium in the 16th century: Constantinople and its Afterlife

The contributors to the present volume investigate diverse aspects of the urban physiognomy and cultural activity of Constantinople¿/¿Istanbul during its early Ottoman phase by concentrating on the urban and institutional framework, the theological, antiquarian, and political interests of travelers and scholars active in the city, the religious life of local Christians, the appearance, use, and appropriation of the Byzantine monuments and public spaces, and the ways the image of the city was captured by artists and mapmakers.