Medieval Famagusta
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Recent papers in Medieval Famagusta
In this piece I will dive headlong into the fray surrounding the identification of important surviving monuments in Famagusta. There is a long history of such forays by other scholars, but having reviewed as many as I could, I have not... more
Famagusta Maritima: Mariners, Merchants, Pilgrims and Mercenaries presents a collection of scholarly studies spanning the thousand year history of the port of Famagusta in Cyprus. This historic harbour city was at the heart of the... more
Tarihi-Sosyal-Kültürel Geçmişi İle Beraber Mağusa Üzerine Popüler Ve Sözlü Tarih Denemesi
Revised and significantly enhanced from the 2012 publication by the same author. Absence of cut stone from Cypriot monuments lends itself to a legend that the British took stone and used it ‘in the Suez Canal’ - a story appearing on... more
The present paper deals with the mural decoration of the 14th century church of Agios Georgios Exorinos in Famagusta, Cyprus, traditionally considered to be a Nestorian-rite church. The remaining frescoes bear Syriac inscriptions and are... more
The history of the Church of St. Mary or literally in Armenian, the Holy Mother of God, Theotokos, the medieval and post medieval Armenian community in Famagusta, Cyprus is presented, hoping it might contribute to the work of preserving... more
Mağusa’nın tarihsel derinliğine medeniyet perspektifinden baktığımız zaman oldukça görkemli bir konuma sahip olduğunu görürüz. Antik dönemlerden Ortaçağ’a, oradan da Rönesans’a Mağusa kentinin mimarisi ve yaşam standartlarıyla Ortadoğu ve... more
The present paper investigates the ways in which Late Medieval pilgrims came to locate a number of holy sites associated with Saint Catherine's life and martyrdom in places other than her major shrine on Mount Sinai. Emphasis is laid... more
This article discusses and interprets the development, urban topography and main signifiers of the port city of Famagusta, Cyprus between the 14th and 16th centuries. It traces the city’s three distinct patterns of development, directly... more
This study focuses on the figure of Giovanni Matteo Bembo and, especially, on his relationship with the island of Cyprus. Bembo was a learned Venetian aristocrat and nephew of Cardinal Pietro, whose famous Asolani take place at the court... more
Abstract / Özet This paper reports on the preliminary results of an ongoing documentation project (SGNC: Ship Graffiti of North Cyprus) of medieval graffiti, particularly those portraying ships etched on historic monuments in the northern... more
Through the study of influence in Cypriot Architecture, we acquire the important part of Gothic art that grew on the island. This article isn’t exhaustive on a topic already wellstudied, but it highlights the medieval heritage in a city... more
Early investigations into the historic buildings of Famagusta have led to a new theory on one of the buildings, which in turn led to the discovery of new information about the fortifications.
Famagusta Maritima: Mariners, Merchants, Pilgrims and Mercenaries presents a collection of scholarly studies spanning the thousand year history of the port of Famagusta in Cyprus. This historic harbour city was at the heart of the... more
Published in: Islam and Christianity in Medieval Anatolia, ed. by A.C.S. Peacock, Bruno De Nicola and Sara Nur Yıldız, all at the University of St Andrews, UK. Ashgate 2015... more
Short article in 'Front Court' magazine (Trinity Hall, Cambridge University) on Famagusta. See page 5
On a number of late Medieval holy sites in the Eastern Mediterranean which were simultaneously visited and worshipped by different religious groups, such as Muslims and Christians, or Latins and Greeks. It includes informations about... more
Kıbrıs adasının doğusunda, deniz kıyısında yer alan Gazimağusa kentinin Kale içi olarak anılan bölgesinde yer alan antik yapıların isimleri, ne amaçla yapıldıkları ve kimler tarafından yapıldıkları eldeki tarih kayıtlarına veya... more
Emergency Interventions to Protect Famagusta’s Imperiled Medieval Murals https://www.facebook.com/events/1166409726747143/ The neglect that Famagusta’s cultural heritage has suffered for over four decades as a result of the ‘Cyprus... more
For nearly four decades the well-known 'Cyprus Problem' has resulted in the political impasse surrounding the city of Famagusta's Medieval, Renaissance and Ottoman heritage. Professor Walsh offers an alternative route to education and... more
This article is concerned with the 14th century church of St. Anne’s in the historic walled city of Famagusta, Cyprus, as a site for transdisciplinary investigation embedded in, interrogated by, and disseminated via, digital space. The... more
In recent decades, theories of multiplicity and hybridity have been proposed and applied towards the reimagining and reconstituting of a number of historical narratives that had been carefully constructed among (and because of) imperial,... more
The walled city of Famagusta, Cyprus, with its French Gothic churches, exquisite 14th-century frescoes, towering Venetian walls, domed Ottoman hamams, and majestic British Imperial architecture, should be a UNESCO World Heritage Site –... more
Famagusta, the largest port of Renaissance Cyprus, first developed its socio-urban fabric in the early 1200s, largely as a result of the collapsing Crusader Kingdoms in the Levante. In the 13th and 14th centu-ries the city transformed... more
In this piece I will discuss some observations made of some early photographs of Famagusta.