xi, 244 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Turks at Work: Building the Marseille Arsenal -- Port to Palace: Mediterranean Mastery at Paris and Versailles -- Civility and Barbarism: Enslaved Turks in Maritime Ceremonies and Manuals -- Spectacles of Suffering: Galley Slaves and Plague
Summary:
"This richly illustrated volume, the first devoted to maritime art and galley slavery in early modern France, shows how royal propagandists used the image and labor of enslaved Muslims to glorify Louis XIV"-- Provided by publisher