Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne

Thanks to the conclusion of the first trade and peace treaty between the Emirate of Tunis and the Republic of Pisa (1157), the central area called the “Frankish Quarter” of Tunis was established. Through the signing of new treatises with competing Christian powers, the ”Frankish Quarter” was gradua...

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Main Author: Adnen el Ghali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2022-07-01
Series:Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/6889
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description Thanks to the conclusion of the first trade and peace treaty between the Emirate of Tunis and the Republic of Pisa (1157), the central area called the “Frankish Quarter” of Tunis was established. Through the signing of new treatises with competing Christian powers, the ”Frankish Quarter” was gradually transformed and became a “Consular District”. At the centre of this process was the fondouk, soul of the Latin Christian quarter, located between the port and the city. In this area, consular institutions gave rise to a specific set of services and equipments intended for a specific and segregated community. After four centuries of existence (1157-1535), the “Consular District” was replaced by a military citadel, the Nova Arx, designed by Italian engineers under count Gabrio Serbelloni’s (1509-1580) command and constructed on the site of the hafsid arsenal. The Nova Arx existed for only one year (1573-1574), when it was dismantled by the Ottomans. With it, the memory of the consular presence in this part of the city vanished until the construction of the French consulate in 1860.
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spelling doaj.art-9514653a00cb4075b7146f39182a0e6f2022-12-22T04:35:05ZengUniversità degli Studi di TorinoKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies1825-263X2022-07-0126110.13135/1825-263X/6889Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenneAdnen el Ghali0Université libre de Bruxelles Thanks to the conclusion of the first trade and peace treaty between the Emirate of Tunis and the Republic of Pisa (1157), the central area called the “Frankish Quarter” of Tunis was established. Through the signing of new treatises with competing Christian powers, the ”Frankish Quarter” was gradually transformed and became a “Consular District”. At the centre of this process was the fondouk, soul of the Latin Christian quarter, located between the port and the city. In this area, consular institutions gave rise to a specific set of services and equipments intended for a specific and segregated community. After four centuries of existence (1157-1535), the “Consular District” was replaced by a military citadel, the Nova Arx, designed by Italian engineers under count Gabrio Serbelloni’s (1509-1580) command and constructed on the site of the hafsid arsenal. The Nova Arx existed for only one year (1573-1574), when it was dismantled by the Ottomans. With it, the memory of the consular presence in this part of the city vanished until the construction of the French consulate in 1860. https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/6889
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Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne
Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
title Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne
title_full Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne
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title_full_unstemmed Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne
title_short Tunis, ville double : les quartiers consulaires médiévaux comme prémices de la ville européenne
title_sort tunis ville double les quartiers consulaires medievaux comme premices de la ville europeenne
url https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/6889
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