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[[File:Ezio-bookshop.png|thumb|250px|A book shop in Constantinople]]
[[File:Ezio-bookshop.png|thumb|250px|A book shop in Constantinople]]
'''Book shops''' were [[Merchants|suppliers]] of books and maps in the cities of [[Constantinople]] and [[Derinkuyu|Cappadocia]] during the early 16th century.
A '''book shop''' is a store that sells books. These shops acted as [[Merchant|suppliers]] of books and maps in the cities of [[Baghdad]] during the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] in the late 9th century,<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]]: Baghdad Soundwalks'' – Episode 4: The Bazaar</ref> and both [[Constantinople]] and [[Derinkuyu|Cappadocia]] in the early 16th century.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
 
The [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] used ''[[akçe]]'' to renovate and visit the book shops during his adventures in the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="ACR"/>


==Available books==
==Available books==
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|''[[Odyssey]]''
|''[[Odyssey (epic poem)|Odyssey]]''
|[[Homer]]
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==Book quests==
==Book quests==
After completing the memory "[[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Signs And Symbols, Part I]]", [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] retrieved [[Liutprand of Cremona|Liutprand]]'s ''[[Mission to Constantinople]]'' and went on using his [[Eagle Vision|Eagle Sense]] to find the following books, hidden around the city by the Polo brothers:
The [[Maffeo Polo|Polo]] [[Niccolò Polo|brothers]] had hidden ten books within Constantinople. Ezio Auditore found these with the help of his [[Eagle Vision|Eagle Sense]].
*''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' by [[Socrates]], [[Signs and Symbols, Part III|found]] near [[Little Hagia Sophia]].
*''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' by [[Sokrates|Socrates]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Signs and Symbols, Part I]]</ref>
*''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]'' by [[Marco Polo]], [[The Polo Symbols: Hippodrome|found]] near the [[Hippodrome of Constantinople|Hippodrome]].
*''[[Mission to Constantinople]]'' by [[Liutprand of Cremona]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Signs and Symbols, Part II]]</ref>
*''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' by Unknown, [[The Polo Symbols: Galata|found]] near the [[Galata Tower]].
*''[[On Nature]]'' by [[Empedocles]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Signs and Symbols, Part III]]</ref>
*''[[The Book of Kings]]'' by [[Ferdowsi]], [[The Polo Symbols: Arsenal|found]], on the [[Harbor of Theodosius|Arsenal]] docks.
*''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]'' by [[Marco Polo]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Hippodrome]]</ref>
*''[[Nibelungenlied]]'' by Unknown, [[The Polo Symbols: Forum of the Ox|found]] at the [[Forum of the Ox]].
*''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' by Unknown<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Galata]]</ref>
*''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]], [[The Polo Symbols: Aqueduct|found]] near the [[Valens Aqueduct]].
*''[[The Book of Kings]]'' by [[Ferdowsi]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Arsenal]]</ref>
*''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], [[The Polo Symbols: Church I|found]], near the [[Rose Mosque]].
*''[[Nibelungenlied]]'' by Unknown<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Forum of the Ox]]</ref>
*''[[The Flute Girl]]'' by [[Menander]], [[The Polo Symbols: Church II|found]] near the [[Myrelaion Church]].
*''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Aqueduct]]</ref>
 
*''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Church I]]</ref>
After purchasing and finding all available books, once Ezio returned to the [[Galata headquarters]], he was surprised to receive a visit from [[Sofia Sartor]].
*''[[The Flute Girl]]'' by [[Menander]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Polo Symbols: Church II]]</ref>
 
===Dialogue===
*'''Sofia:''' ''Hello!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Eh?''
*'''Sofia:''' ''Ezio, you old snake! You walked right past me.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Forgive me, Sofia. I did not notice. What are you doing in Galata?''
*'''Sofia:''' ''Making some deliveries. Is this where you stay?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Ah, sì'' (yes). ''It is a kind of... school.''
*'''Sofia:''' ''What is taught here?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Come this way. I want to show you something. I have been stocking the library here with rare books. A good start, no?''
*'''Sofia:''' ''Ah! These are all so beautiful. And such diversity. So, are these men and women YOUR students?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''In a way, yes.''
*'''Sofia:''' ''Well, if they ever need a literature scholar, give them my name. In a pinch, I am a pretty good teacher.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''If they find the time to read, I certainly will.''
*'''Sofia:''' ''Oh! Chaucer! Bellissimo.'' (Very nice.)


==Maps==
==Maps==
Maps revealing the locations of the [[treasure chests]] in Constantinople and Cappadocia could also be bought, as well as a map revealing the locations of [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages]].
The book shops also offered maps revealing the locations of [[treasure chest]]s within Constantinople and Cappadocia, as well as a map revealing the locations of [[Ishak Pasha]]'s [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages|memoir pages]].
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∞25 [[Animus data fragments]] needed to be collected to buy this map.
∞25 [[Animus data fragment]]s needed to be collected to buy this map.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Book shops and books replaced the functions of [[art merchants]] and paintings from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
*Book shops and books replaced the functions of [[art merchant]]s and paintings from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
*The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] "'''Sage'''" could be earned by obtaining every book available in Constantinople and Cappadocia.
*The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] "'''Sage'''" could be earned by obtaining every book available in Constantinople and Cappadocia.
*After purchasing and finding all available books, a special cutscene would play once Ezio returned to the [[Galata]] [[Galata headquarters|headquarters]].
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''


==Reference==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 8 March 2025

A book shop in Constantinople

A book shop is a store that sells books. These shops acted as suppliers of books and maps in the cities of Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate in the late 9th century,[1] and both Constantinople and Cappadocia in the early 16th century.[2]

The Mentor of the Italian Assassins Ezio Auditore da Firenze used akçe to renovate and visit the book shops during his adventures in the Ottoman Empire.[2]

Available books[edit | edit source]

Constantinople[edit | edit source]

Book Author Price
Odyssey Homer 201
Aeneid Virgil 242
Mu'allaqat Hammad Ar-Rawiya 334
Geography Ptolemy 483
The History of the Kings of Britain Geoffrey of Monmouth 529
Heimskringla Snorri Sturluson 1,840
The Book of Prophecies Christopher Columbus 3,220
The Golden Ass Apuleius 3,588
Parallel Lives Plutarch 9,085
Metamorphoses Ovid 9,315
Opus Majus Roger Bacon 9,775
The Secret History of the Mongols Unknown 24,725
Anabasis Alexandri Arrian 27,600
Record of the Grand Historian Sima Qian 44,505

Cappadocia[edit | edit source]

Book Author Price
Digenes Akritas Unknown 59,800
Cronica Ramon Muntaner 76,475
Tirant lo Blanch Joanot Martorell 86,250
Bibliotheca Photius 97,750

Book quests[edit | edit source]

The Polo brothers had hidden ten books within Constantinople. Ezio Auditore found these with the help of his Eagle Sense.

Maps[edit | edit source]

The book shops also offered maps revealing the locations of treasure chests within Constantinople and Cappadocia, as well as a map revealing the locations of Ishak Pasha's memoir pages.

Map Price
Imperial District Map 1 949
Imperial District Map 2 1,380
Galata Map 1 828
Galata Map 2 1,323
Bayezid District Map 1 874
Bayezid District Map 2 1,495
Constantine District Map 1 897
Constantine District Map 2 1,633
Arsenal Map 1,415
Cappadocia Map 1 1,104
Cappadocia Map 2 1,760
Ishak Pasha's Memoir Map∞ 12,075

∞25 Animus data fragments needed to be collected to buy this map.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Echoes of History: Baghdad Soundwalks – Episode 4: The Bazaar
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Signs and Symbols, Part I
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Signs and Symbols, Part II
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Signs and Symbols, Part III
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Hippodrome
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Galata
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Arsenal
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Forum of the Ox
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Aqueduct
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Church I
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Polo Symbols: Church II

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