| ISBN |
0906094437 (pbk.) |
| 9780906094433 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Membré, Michele 1509-1595 |
| Uniform Title |
Relazione di Persia (1542).. English |
| Title |
Mission to the Lord Sophy of Persia (1539-1542) / translated with an introduction and notes by A. H. Morton |
| Publisher |
Warminster : Trustees of the Gibb Memorial, 1999 |
| Physical desc. |
xxxii, 109 p. ; ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Printed and published in England for the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust by Aris & Phillips Ltd." -- T.p. verso. |
| Originally published: London : School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, 1993. |
| Translation of: Realazione di Persia (1542) / Michele Membré (Napoli : Instituto Universitario Orientale, 1969). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-104) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Addenda and corrigenda -- The relazione. Membré receives his commission; from Cyprus to Turkey -- Anatolia; the Crimea; Georgia -- Persia; the royal camp; the court of Ṭahmāsp; audience before the Shah -- Life in camp; to Maragha; departure for Tabriz -- Tabriz; Persian customs and current events -- Further observations on the court; life at Tabriz and current events -- The failure of the mission; the journey to Hormuz -- Digression on the city of Tabriz; to India; description of Hormuz; India, and the voyage to Portugal -- Appendix: letters from the Persian court. |
| Person as subject |
Membré, Michele -- 1509-1595 |
| Ṭahmāsp -- I -- Shah of Iran -- 1514-1576 |
| Subject |
Travelers -- Iran -- History |
| Iran -- History -- Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736 |
| Iran -- Court and courtiers |
| Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Early works to 1800 |
| Iran -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| Iran -- Foreign relations -- Venice (Italy) |
| Venice (Italy) -- Foreign relations -- 1508-1797 -- Iran |
| Added name(s) |
Morton, A. H. |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Trustees of the "E.J.W. Gibb Memorial" |
| University of London School of Oriental and African Studies |
