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Coffee, coffeehouses and cultural life in the late 17th century Ottoman Istanbul / Merve Tosun.

By: Tosun, Merve [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Summary language: Turkish Series: Tarih dizisi (Libra Kitapçılık ve Yayıncılık) ; 318.Publisher: İstanbul : Libra Kitapçılık ve Yayıncılık Ticaret A.Ş., 2019Edition: 1st editionDescription: 115 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9786057884442; 6057884442Other title: Coffee, coffeehouses and cultural life in late 17th century Ottoman Istanbul [Cover title]Subject(s): Marsili, Luigi Ferdinando, 1658-1730 | Coffee -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 17th century | Coffeehouses -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 17th century | Coffee drinking -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 17th century | Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 17th centuryLOC classification: GT2919.T9 | T67 2019Summary: This books focuses on coffee and coffeehouses at the end of the 17th century, Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli's life and his essay on coffee. It examines the social, political, economic and spatial transformation starting with the emergence of coffee and coffeehouses, specific to their occurrence in the Ottoman-Istanbul.
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Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
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H2n TOSUN 32826 Not for loan BOOKS-000000026244

"Coffee and coffeehouses have never ceased to be a matter of discussion since their first occurrence. This book focuses on coffee and coffeehouses at the end of the 17th century, Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli's life and his essay on coffee. It examines the social, political, economic and spatial transformation starting with the emergence of coffee and coffeehouses, specific to their occurrence in the Ottoman-Istanbul. It continues with the interesting life of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli from Bologna. His works on his interaction with Ottoman culture, military, geography and officials are stated in the final chapter."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes Fetwas on coffee in the appendices.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-110) and index.

This books focuses on coffee and coffeehouses at the end of the 17th century, Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli's life and his essay on coffee. It examines the social, political, economic and spatial transformation starting with the emergence of coffee and coffeehouses, specific to their occurrence in the Ottoman-Istanbul.

Text in English, with scattered Turkish.