ottomans
theodore spandounes on the origins of the ottoman emperors
the turkish conquest of constantinople in 1453 and the phenomenal expansion of the ottoman empire thereafter produced a ready market in the west for works about the origins history and institutions of the turks . theodore spandounes himself of a greek refugee family from constantinople who had settled in venice was one of the first to publish such a work . its final version published in 1538 was written in italian . this book offers the first english translation of the complete text with a historical commentary and explanatory notes .