Paul of Aleppo's Journal, Volume 1

Ioana Feodorov, Ph.D. (1999), is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for South-East European Studies, Romanian Academy, and Principal Investigator of the ERC TYPARABIC Project developed in Bucharest. She has published monographs, book chapters, and articles on the Arab Christians.

• PrefaceList of Figures and MapsAbbreviationsPart 1 Introductory Study1 The Author1 Paul of Aleppo’s World2 Paul of Aleppo as a Scholar and a Traveler2 Paul of Aleppo’s Journal1 A Diversity of Subjects2 The Language of Paul’s Journal3 Manuscripts of Paul’s Journal4 Editions of Paul’s Journal5 Translations of Paul’s Journal3 The Project of a Complete Arabic Edition and English Translation of the Journal1 Arabic Edition and Romanian Translation by Ioana Feodorov—2014, 20202 The New Brill Series—Volume I, 20234 Principles of the Edition and TranslationPart 2 Paul of Aleppo’s Journal. Travels to Constantinople, Moldavia, Wallachia, and the Cossacks’ Lands: English Translation and Arabic Text1 Prologue1 Chronicle of the Antiochian Patriarchs2 The Time When the Patriarchate Was Transferred to Damascus the Well-Protected3 Meletios Ibn al-Zaʿīm, Metropolitan of Aleppo4 Patriarchal Tour of the Eparchy5 Makarios III, the New Patriarch of the Church of Antioch6 Travel Preparations7 July 20, 1652. Departure from Aleppo2 Constantinople1 The City2 The Order of the Office Celebrated by the Patriarch of Constantinople and the One of Antioch3 Elevation of the Panagia4 How the Council That We Attended Unfolded5 The Ritual of Baptism and the Blessing of the Water6 The Place of the Straits That Alexander [the Great] Had Dug7 The Black Sea. Dobrudja3 Moldavia: Our First Journey1 Our Arrival in Moldavia2 About the Houses and Dress Customs in Moldavia and Wallachia3 Description of the Church of Saint Sabbas4 The Presentation of the Patriarch of Antioch before the Prince of Moldavia5 The Gifts [Presented] to the Prince of Moldavia6 The Gifts [Presented] to His Son [and the Lady]7 Allowance Granted to the Patriarch [Makarios] in Moldavia8 The Monastery of Golia9 The Meeting between the Patriarch of Antioch and Vasile [Lupu], the Prince of Moldavia10 Description of the Church of the Three Hierarchs11 The Monastery of Galata12 The Barnovski Monastery13 Pronouncing the Prayer for the Prince at Every Banquet14 Observance of the Great Lent15 Funeral Service16 Report about Some Other Events17 Arrival of the New Prince in Moldavia18 Names of the Grandees of the Court of Moldavia according to Their Rank19 On the Devastation That the Cossacks Caused to the Army of Moldavia4 Wallachia: The First Journey1 Heading for Wallachia2 Our Arrival in Wallachia3 On the [Custom] of Toasting4 Report on the Washing of Feet5 Account of the Easter Celebration6 Report on the Death of Matei, the Prince of Wallachia7 Order of the Enthronement of a New Prince8 Oath of the People of the Country Not to Betray the Prince9 Funeral of Matei Voivod10 Report on the Salt Mines of Wallachia11 Report on the Baths of Wallachia5 The Cossacks’ Lands1 Crossing into the Cossacks’ Lands2 The Length of a Mile and How Long It Takes to Tread It3 On the Cossacks and the Lechs4 Meeting with Khmelnytsky and the Gift [We Presented] to Him5 Description of the Pechersk Monastery6 Description of the Great Church7 Description of the Cave Where the Saints’ Relics Are Preserved to This Day8 Description of the City of Kyiv and Story of the Cossacks’ Baptism and Their Later Building of the Churches and Monasteries [There]9 Description of the Splendid and Famous Hustynsky Monastery10 Elevation of the PanagiaAppendix 1: FiguresAppendix 2: TimelineAppendix 3: MapsBibliographyIndex