On Tuesday 20 April at 6pm BST/7pm CEST Dr Alessandro Rizzo (University of Liège) spoke on:
Christian-Muslim Diplomacy - Gestures and Words: European Ambassadors and the Mamluk Sultanate
The instructions given by the Christian powers to their envoys to be sent to the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt-Syria, 1250-1517) shed light on several aspects of the diplomatic dialogue (reasons behind the exchanges, oral and written communication, ceremonial, chancery documents).
In particular, the webinar will focus on the letter of instructions delivered to the first Florentine ambassadors sent to Cairo in 1422, which will be examined in a comparative perspective in relation to other analogous documents.
