A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself.
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LA MOTRAYE, Aubry de
Title
A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself.
Date
1727
Bibliographic Citation
LA MOTTRAYE, Aubry de. Voyages du Sr. A. de La Motraye, en Europe, Asie & Afrique. Où l’on trouve une grande varieté de Recherches géographiques, historiques & politiques, sur l’Italie, la Grèce, la Turquie, la Tartarie Crimée, & Nogaye, la Circassie ... comme aussi des relations fidelles des evenemens considerables arrivées pendant plus de xxvi. années qui l’auteur a employées dans ses voyages; comme de la Révolution en Turquie..., vols I-II, The Hague, T. Johnson & J. van Duren, M.DCC.XXVII [1727].Identifier
motraye_constantinople_5
Table Of Contents
274
Spatial Coverage
Istanbul
Thrace
Turkey
Subject
Social sphere and everyday life
Ethnic groups
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LA MOTRAYE, Aubry de, “A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself. ,” travelogues, accessed December 22, 2024, http://english.travelogues.gr/items/show/36969.