This volume presents a new critical edition of John Kananos account of the unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1422. An eye-witness to the siege, Kananos celebrates the defense of the City and its miraculous liberation at the hand of the Mother of God. This book offers a new critical text of Kananos' passionate narrative alongside a new analysis of the manuscripts, an English translation, and a linguistic commentary.
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This volume presents a new critical edition of John Kananos account of the unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1422. An eye-wit...