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George Sandys, the Ethnographer: A Man Before His Time

Posted on October 15, 2014 by burnslibrary

George Sandys was the seventh and youngest son of Edwin Sandys, archbishop of York for the Church of England. Sandys’ Relation was a seminal work at the time, detailing the culture of the Ottoman Empire as well as the ecumenical … Continue reading →

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