Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, sometimes Augier Ghislain de Busbecq, was a 16th-century Flemish writer, herbalist and diplomat in the employ of three generations of Austrian monarchs. He served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople and in 1581 published a book about his time there, Itinera Constantinopolitanum et Amasianum, re-published in 1595 under the title of Turcicae epistolae or Turkish Letters. His letters also contain the only surviving word list of Crimean Gothic, a Germanic dialect spoken at the time in some isolated regions of Crimea. He is credited with the introduction of tulips into Western Europe and to the origin of their name.
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Volumes 1 and 2
"The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Volumes 1 and 2" by Busbecq is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The w...
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The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)
"The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Busbecq is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work compi...
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The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 1 (of 2)
"The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Busbecq is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work serv...
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Travels into Turkey Containing the most accurate account of the Turks, and neighbouring nations, their manners, customs, religion, superstition, policy, riches, coins, &c.
"Travels into Turkey" by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq is a historical account written in the mid-16th century. This work provides a detailed chronicle of...
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