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A Journey to the HOMERIC Landscape TROY
A Journey to the HOMERIC Landscape SMYRNA
100 Epic Journeys with old Maps, Gravures and total of 245 Images between 8th century BCE and 20th century
Travelogues have the function of a cultural mirror for the places in the period they were written.Being a vivid description of time and space, reflecting the structure of the period in which they were written, gives us the opportunity to look at history from a different perspective.
In the past, traveling was an event in itself. Seas, mountains, and deserts were crossed, new places and people were met. Whether the traveler's writings are long or short, from ancient Troia to Troy at the beginning of the 20th century, what is written, drawn, observed, and perceived about the city and region are important documents.
This book is a study on the evaluation of Troy interpretations in the works written by 100 important travelers who came to the Troy region, and each exhibited different characteristics from different perspectives.
"An attempt to tell the history of journeys as accurately and fully as can be done in a single volume"
It draws on a vast primary source material never before greatly available to researchers. It reflects no point of view other than an academic’s obligation to be as objective and fair as possible. It is written to be read as a reference source book by anyone from an academic to a high school student and especially by those in between.
100 Epic Journeys with old Maps, Gravures and total of 210 Images between 4th century BCE and 20th century
Travelogues have the function of a cultural mirror for the places in the period they were written. Being a vivid description of time and space, reflecting the structure of the period in which they were written, gives us the opportunity to look at history from a different perspective.
Smyrna is represented in historic travelogues as a commercial Ottoman city that initially attracted attention via its busy port, narrow streets, demographic diversity, tolerance of different peoples and religions, and a dynamic social life.
Whether the traveler's writings are long or short, written and artistic depictions of ancient Smyrna through to the early twentieth century İzmir are important documents that contain observations and perspectives.
This book is a study on the evaluation of Smyrna interpretations in the works written by 100 important travelers who came to the Smyrna region, and each exhibited different characteristics from different perspectives.
"An attempt to tell the history of journeys as accurately and fully as can be done in a single volume"
It draws on a vast primary source material never before greatly available to researchers. It reflects no point of view other than an academic’s obligation to be as objective and fair as possible. It is written to be read as a reference source book by anyone from an academic to a high school student and especially by those in between.
Book Details
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Released in March 2022
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392 pages
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245 images
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English language
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W 24.8 x L 32.7 x D 4.0 cm
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Silk hardcover with dust jacket
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ISBN: 978-973-0-35883-4
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2.4 kg
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Protective locked box
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Optional "Signed Edition"
Book Details
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Released in October 2022
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400 pages
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210 images
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English language
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W 24.8 x L 32.7 x D 4.0 cm
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Silk hardcover with dust jacket
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ISBN: 978-973-0-36846-8
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2.4 kg
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Protective locked box
Prof. Dr. Rüstem Aslan, Author
Born in 1965 in Sivas, Turkey and graduated from the Istanbul University, Dept. of Prehistory, and obtained his PhD. in 2006 in Prehistoric Archaeology from the University of Tübingen (Germany), studying with Prof. Dr. Manfred Korfmann.
He then started his academic career at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey) and currently continues to teach at the University as a professor. Since 1988 he has been a member of the excavations team at Troy, and between 2007 and 2011 he directed a survey project on the Troad that focused on recording and mapping the Bronze Age Settlements System around Troy.
In 2013, he became Director of the Troy Excavations in northwest Turkey. His recent seminars have dealt with archaeological topography of the Troad and the Archaeology of Troy. He has published over 100 scientific papers and 12 books.
Dr. Ayşe Yetişkin Kubilay, Author
She was born in Istanbul in 1965, and completed her undergraduate education at İstanbul University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archeology and Art History, Department of Art History in 1986. Later, gained her doctorate in the Department of Art History, Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul Technical University in 1998, again under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Afife Batur.
Dr. Kubilay taught Art and Architectural History at the Faculty of Architecture, Kırklareli University, during the 2013-2014 academic year, and has continued her academic career as a lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture of İstinye University since 2017, where she teaches History of Istanbul and Art & Cultural History.
She was the winner of the 2010 Sedat Simavi Social Sciences Award for her book Maps of İstanbul 1422 - 1922 (Foreword by Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı), and since 1989, has sat as a director for the Gallery Alfa Antiques in Çukurcuma, Turkey's first gallery of engravings and maps. She became the owner in 2006.
While continuing to pursue her professional work on engravings, maps and books at the same gallery, she is also known as a professional expert on engravings and maps.
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