European Reactions to Suleyman the Magnificent

This book provides translations of a number of texts representative of Europe's reaction to Suleyman the Magnificent from his accession through the defeat at Vienna in 1529. A single text, the Diarii kept by the Venetian bailo in Constantinople, Marino Sanudo, forms the basis of this collection, but its narrative will be complemented by significant reactions of other contemporary authors, either eyewitnesses of or potential commentators on specific military events: Belgrade, Rhodes and Vienna.

As a historical text Sanudo's diaries, with their extraordinary detail and scope, are unprecedented for this any period. However, their size necessitates their abridgement only to those comments which refer specifically to the Ottoman Turks' dealings with Europe. The first supplemental text is Venetian ambassador, Pietro Bragadin's, initial, positive reaction to Suleyman's rise to the crown, the Description of Suleyman the Magnificent for the Venetian Senate, which was sent to Venice shortly after Suleyman's gained the Ottoman imperial throne.

Aceasta carte ofera traduceri ale mai multor texte reprezentative ale reactiei Europei la Suleyman Magnificul de la aderarea sa prin infrangerea de la Viena din 1529. Un singur text, Diarii pastrate de bailo venetian la Constantinopol, Marino Sanudo, sta la baza acestei colectie, dar naratiunea sa va fi completata de reactii semnificative ale altor autori contemporani, fie martori oculari, fie potentiali comentatori asupra unor evenimente militare specifice: Belgrad, Rodos si Viena. aceasta orice perioada.