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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Abbreviations x
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. Series Editor’s Foreword xiv
7. INTRODUCTION All Things Turkish 1
8. CHAPTER 1 The Life of Ferdinando Cospi 20
9. CHAPTER 2 The History of the Cospi Museum 32
10. CHAPTER 3 Islamic Artefacts Collected by Ferdinando Cospi 54
11. CHAPTER 4 Acquisitions from the Ottoman World 87
12. CHAPTER 5 Acquisitions from the Italian Market 124
13. CHAPTER 6 Patronage and Donations 142
14. CHAPTER 7 Transmission and Preservation of Knowledge 180
15. CONCLUSIONS The Proto-ethnography of Collecting 215
16. Appendices 219
17. Catalogue 273
18. Bibliography 337
19. Index 363