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I Turchi. Codex Vindobonensis 8626

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Bartolemeo von Pezzen, ambassador to Constantinople from 1586 to 1591, wanted to describe Turkish habits and customs to his lord, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II. He employed an unknown painter to record the scenes and characters that once animated the streets of Istanbul. The result was a volume of images that belonged for many years to the Emperors of Austria and was then conserved in the National Library of Vienna.


Tunge agzianoglon die in den gerffenn arbeyffen du anoffen mueffwillen gegen meniglich aufder gallen und straffen veruringen


Turggifch Mintch alfo Zichen fie in derttatt henum mitt ein gelchrey


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Des keyffers sfallknechr so die hunn eof auffs geiaaffieren


Differ left im ein kupherne Schyffell ault dem Bauef


Diler hatt fein Nanung danon Wanen du abrlch das fie einnen ein sie hperl aus der hand halen und brings ilf auch em Gottsdienlf


f.9r, Der Fanitcharnn aüfzüg Wan der Tirckisch Kaeÿsser Ein einritt heltt
The fantastic procession when the Turkish Kaiser holds a ride


f.10r, Fanitcharnn Aufzüg
fantastic procession


f.6r, Zu Ehren Jrem keÿsser als dan Wierd Jnen Jhre besodung Gepessertt
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Main Source: Turkish Cultural Foundation. Nurhan Atasoy Archive.
The captions are the Turkish Cultural Foundation's attempt at transcribing the German on the manuscript, but, probably by a non-German reader. f should often be ſ (long s).

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