An Archeology of Representations
Journal: Oxford University Press eBooks
Year: 2013

Abstract This chapter presents an overview of the main themes covered in the present book, which presents the intellectual reactions of various Westerners to the advance of the Ottoman Empire in international affairs. It covers the period from 1453 to the 1620s, which witnessed the growth of the Ottoman empire, the frontiers of which stretched from the Crimea to Hungary and from the Carpathian Mountains to the Aegean, dividing the whole continent along its length and breadth.