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Nicosia: Politistiko Hidryma Trapezes Kyprou, 2003. Brand new. In greek. Soft cover, 24 cm, 56 pp., ill.Deals with the history of Cypriot Hellenism in Venice, and provides a commentary on the relevant archival material. Many of the sources which were used for research into this subject, dating from the mid 16th to mid 17th century approximately, are kept in the archives of the Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice. These are the codex of wills and donations, the registers of baptisms and marriages, and the registers of the contributions of the members of the Fraternity. Apart from the archival documentation in the possession of the Institute, registrations of deaths of Cypriots, entered in the archives of the Church of St. Antoninus in Venice, and data from the state archives of Venice have also been taken into account. With the help of these archival sources, Dr. Maltezou attempts to trace, on the one hand, the resilience and adaptability shown by the Cypriots of… Read More