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ISBN: 9780776605012-04

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Europe and the New World, to 1919

From: Interpreters as Diplomats

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We have seen how bilingual Greek scholars, steeped in Byzantine diplomatic lore, relocated to the four corners of Europe and, in the greatest numbers, to Venice. From them the Venetians learned the art of diplomacy, transmitted what they had learned to the other Italian city-states, and thence to the

capitals of Europe.

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Ruth Roland

Ruth Roland authored two books, Translating World Affairs and Interpreters as Diplomats, A Diplomatic History of the Role of Interpreters in World Politics.