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This document discusses dragomans, who were diplomatic interpreters employed by Venice in Istanbul during the 16th-17th centuries. It argues that dragomans straddled political, religious, and linguistic boundaries as "trans-imperial subjects." They were trained in the household of the Venetian bailo in Istanbul, which coordinated relations between empires. Dragomans came from diverse backgrounds and cannot be neatly categorized. Their translations reveal how their experiences shaped their perspectives and p

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giovelou

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