Comparative Habsburg-Ottoman Paleography
The Turkology Department at the University of Vienna and the Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies (IHB) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences are now accepting applications for the second Summer School of Comparative Habsburg-Ottoman Paleography. The two-week-long intensive program will allow participants to comparatively read and analyze early modern (1500-1800) Habsburg and Ottoman primary sources concerning various topics. During the two-week program that will be held at the University of Vienna’s centrally-located campus, participants will join morning lessons taught by experienced teachers and listen to lectures given by recognized experts in the afternoons. The program is also enriched by confirmed on-site visits to the imperial archives (HHStA), the military museum (HGM), and the Ottomans Museum in Perchtoldsdorf as well as a guided tour of Vienna’s historical highlights that have direct and subtle references to the history of Ottoman-Habsburg encounters.