Life in the Khans: The Venetians in Early Ottoman Aleppo

In the second half of the fifteenth century, Aleppo became increasingly important as a center of the Levant trade. The Venetian merchant community grew, and the consulate was eventually transferred there. The Venetians’ base of operations was the khan, a commercial building type that can be found in...

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Main Author: Lamprakos, Michele (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-155
Further subjects:B Venetian Aleppo Ottoman khan commercial structure market Levant trade merchants church adaptation negotiation of space Franciscan.

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