Studies in Ottoman History in Honour of Professor V.L. Mélange (Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies)

This collection of papers in honour of Professor V. L. Ménage contains articles written by many leading Ottoman historians from around the world in English, French and Italian. CONTENT PREFACE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF PROFESSOR V. L. MÉNAGE (1956-1991) SUR QUELQUES PÈLERINS ET RÉFUGIÉS D'ASIE CENTRALE DANS L'EMPIRE OTTOMAN CONSIDÉRATIONS SUR LA CHRONOLOGIE DES SOURCES OTTOMANES ET SES PIÈGES OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES IN WESTERN HUNGARY BETWEEN THE LINES: REALITIES OF SCRIBAL LIFE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY THE SULTAN'S PRAYER BEFORE BATTLE IL «ĠAZAVAT-I ḪAYREDDIN PAŞA » PARS SECUNDA E LA SPEDIZIONE IN FRANCIA DI ḪAYREDDIN BARBAROSSA (1543-1544) AN UNSOLVED MURDER IN THE MARMARA (Notes on Bodl. MS. Turk. d. 32) A NOTABLE IN AN AGE OF TRANSITION: JĀNIM BEY AL-ḤAMZĀWĪ (d. 944/1538) CANON AND APOCRYPHA IN EARLY OTTOMAN HISTORY HOW TO READ 'ĀSHIK PASHA-ZĀDE'S HSTORY 'OSMĀN BEG AND HIS UNCLE: MURDER IN THE FAMILY? MEVLANA NEŞRĪ AND THE TOWNS OF MEDIEVAL BULGARIA THE WAQF AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY: NOTES ON THE KÖPRÜLÜ FAMILY ENDOWMENTS BEGINNING OTTOMAN HISTORY TIMUR'S DOMINICAN ENVOY QUI ÉTAIT SARI SALTUK ? QUELQUES REMARQUES SUR LES MANUSCRITS DU SALTUKNAME FROM SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE TO GAZI WARRIORS: THE TZYMPE AFFAIR A BYZANTINE SOURCE ON THE BATTLES OF BILEĆA (?) AND KOSOVO POLJE: KYDONES' LETTERS 396 AND 398 RECONSIDERED THE PALACE, POISONS AND THE PUBLIC. SOME LISTS OF DRUGS IN MID-16TH CENTURY OTTOMAN TURKEY ON SOME ḪĀŞŞ-ESTATES ILLEGALLY CLAIMED BY ARSLAN PAŠA, BEGLERBEGÌ OF BUDA 1565-1566 OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE IN THE EARLY SIXTEENTH CENTURY DEUX ÎLES À LA DÉRIVE: SAMOS ET ICARIA ENTRE 1475 ET 1572 A PROPOS DES EHL-IḤIREF ET DU DEVSIRME FATIH: UNE RÉGION D'ISTANBUL AUX XVe ET XVIe SIÈCLES THE WORRISOME WEALTH OF THEČELNIK RADIĆ This collection of papers in honour of Professor V. L. Menage contains articles written by many leading Ottoman historians from around the world in English, French and Italian.