Venice, the Ottomans, and the Sea (1381-1517)

The later Middle Ages and the early modern period were important and overlapping historical moments for both Venice and the Ottoman Empire, yet the two—both the periods themselves and the Republic and Empire more generally—have often been considered in isolation. Seeking to understand better this interrelated transition, Venice, the Ottomans, and the Sea offers for the first time an integrated view of trade and sea power that transcends the overworn paradigms of trade—the Ottoman territorie...