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  | | The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Imperial Ambassador at Constantinople, 1554-1562 Translated from the Latin of the Elzevir Edition of 1663 by Edward Seymour Forster, Karl A. Roider, Ogier De Busbecq, Lsu Press Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2005 by Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3071-1, ISBN: 0-8071-3071-0 "A native of western Flanders, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq served in several posts as diplomatic representative for the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I (King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1526–64, and Holy Roman Emperor, 1556–64). Busbecq’s most famous mission was undoubtedly to the Ottoman Empire at the zenith of its power and glory during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. In four letters to his friend Nicholas Michault—who had been Busbecq’s f ..." |
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