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Relationi Universali

First illustrated edition,1599. Botero, a political theorist and one of the finest economists of the 16th century, was dispatched on a mission by the Propaganda Fide to visit Europe and report on the overall situation of each country's religion. This adventure, and the experiences obtained along the way, most likely inspired Botero to write this book. (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Revelationes Sancte Birgitte 

Third collected edition, 1500. The “Revelationes” of St. Bridget of Sweden are a collection of visions she had throughout her childhood but grew increasingly frequent during her widowhood in 1344 when she devoted herself totally to the holy life. The “Revelationes” is a thirteen-volume work. St. Bridget paid a visit to Cyprus on her trip to Jerusalem as a guest of the queen of Cyprus, Elionor. (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Discours du voyage

Second edition,1585. Giraudet, a Franciscan priest from Puy, presents an itinerary of his travels. (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Orientalische Reysz

First edition,1612. In 1579, Breuning embarked on a journey to the Holy Land. He travelled from Venice to Egypt through Constantinople and Jaffa, Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Tripoli. Breuning was in Cyprus from November 2nd to November 6th (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director., Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Reise zum heiligen Grabe

A late unrecorded edition,1659. Ecklin visited Cyprus from 27th January to 27th April 1553 and on his return tour from 28th September to 17th October 1553. His stay in Cyprus was unusually long compared to the customs of the period's pilgrims. His remarks regarding Cyprus are particularly significant in light of the time period he visited the island, namely during the Venetian occupation and just before the Turkish invasion (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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The Travels Of Peter Teixeira From India to Italy by Land 

'The Travels of Peter Teixeira from India to Italy by Land', 1711, describes the journey that began in Goa in February of 1604 and continued to Venice via Hurmuz-Basra over the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of the early XVIIth century. Teixeira stopped in Basra, Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Ana, Aleppo, Antioch, Alexandretta, and Cyprus during his tour (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Mémoires Historiques

First edition,1790. Ferrières-Sauveboeuf made numerous journeys around the Levant, including Egypt, Palestine, Greece, Cyprus, and Syria. (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Collection).This book is included in INSPIRAL, a portal for travel literature, developed by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation.

The digitization is an outcome of the Excellence hubs EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 “Re-inventing age-old Travelling Paths of the Levant in the Digital Era: the example of Cyprus” (ReTraPath), hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, Margarita Ioannou under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The Project EXCELLENCE/0918/0190 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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Travels Through Different Cities

The work comprises thirteen letters written, mostly to Drummond’s brother during the years 1744-1750 while traveling and later when he was resident in Cyprus and in Asia Minor on commercial business from 1754 to 1756. Drummond was British Council at Aleppo, and also formed the first Masonic lodge in Smyrna. An important work, with some errors, with plates including a fine map and views of antiquities in Cyprus. The book was digitized by courtesy of the Premier Banking, Bank of Cyprus.

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The History of the War of Cyprus

8vo First edition in English, translated from the Latin by Robert Midgley, who has signed the dedication. This is one of the few accounts in English of the War of Cyprus, that is, the Turkish conquest of Cyprus, 1570-1571. It is based on Antonio Maria Graziani’s De Bello Cyprio, first published in Rome in 1624. The book was digitized by courtesy of the Corporate Division of Bank of Cyprus.

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Cyprus in the 20th century: State, Society and Economy

Proceedings of the Third One-Day Event organized by the Bank of Cyprus Historical Archive, in collaboration with the University of Cyprus and the European University Cyprus, at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation on March 28, 2015 [Language: Greek].

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Christian Diversity in Late Venetian Cyprus: A Study and English Translation of Codex B-030 from the Collections of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

The monograph, written in English, is the fruit of the postdoctoral programme “Aspects of multiconfessionalism and human geography in early modern Cyprus from the Venetians to the Ottomans (CyChrist)”, hosted by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and completed by postdoctoral researcher, historian Chrysovalantis Kyriakou, under the supervision of the previous Cultural Foundation Director, Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti. The project was co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Structural and Investment Funds in Cyprus via the Research and Innovation Foundation.

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