Marc‘Antonio Borisi: the Life and Death of the Bar and Koper Nobleman, the Venetian Grand Dragoman Cover Image

Marc‘Antonio Borisi: život i smrt barskog i koparskog plemića, mletačkog velikog dragoman
Marc‘Antonio Borisi: the Life and Death of the Bar and Koper Nobleman, the Venetian Grand Dragoman

Author(s): Savo D. Marković
Subject(s): Comparative history, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 17th Century
Published by: Историјски институт Црне Горe
Keywords: dragoman; intepreter; bailo; Bar; Koper; Venice; Constantinople; the 17th century

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of historical sources and historiography,the life path and circumstances related to the death of Marc’Antonio Borisi (c. 1570-1620), the nobleman of Bar and Koper, the Grand Dragoman in the Venetian embassy of Constantinople, are reconsidered. The interdisciplinary approach to the research and particularly the comparative method shed light on the work, significance and reputation of this polyglot in the diplomatic world of the Ottoman capital, Venice and Europe.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 75-122
  • Page Count: 48
  • Language: Croatian