Domenico's Istanbul

Michael Austin, (19331992), studied Hebrew, Arabic and Turkish at Oxford before teaching in Istanbul for six years. He subsequently taught Turkish at the American University of Beirut before returning to Istanbul for a further four years. On his retirement from academic life he became an Anglican clergyman. Geoffrey Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Turkish at Oxford University and a trustee of the Gibb Memorial Trust.

• Introduction; Translation and notes (chapters 15); Commentary; Appendix I: the S. George manuscript; Appendix II: the plagiarists; Appendix III: additional sources; Index