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==Available books== | ==Available books== | ||
===Constantinople=== | ===Constantinople=== | ||
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px" | {|border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px" | ||
! scope="col"|Book | !scope="col"|Book | ||
! scope="col"|Author | !scope="col"|Author | ||
! scope="col"|Price | !scope="col"|Price | ||
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|''[[The Odyssey]]'' | |''[[The Odyssey]]'' | ||
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===Cappadocia=== | ===Cappadocia=== | ||
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! scope="col"|Book | !scope="col"|Book | ||
! scope="col"|Author | !scope="col"|Author | ||
! scope="col"|Price | !scope="col"|Price | ||
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|''{{Wiki| | |''{{Wiki|Digenes Akritas}}'' | ||
| | |Unknown | ||
|{{Ak| | |{{Ak|59,800}} | ||
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|''{{Wiki|Nuova Cronica|Cronica}}'' | |''{{Wiki|Nuova Cronica|Cronica}}'' | ||
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|{{Ak|86,250}} | |{{Ak|86,250}} | ||
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|''{{Wiki| | |''{{Wiki|Bibliotheca (Photius)|Bibliotheca}}'' | ||
| | |{{Wiki|Photius}} | ||
|{{Ak| | |{{Ak|97,750}} | ||
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After completing the memory "[[Signs and Symbols, Part I]]", [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] found the following books scattered throughout Constantinople with his [[Eagle Vision|Eagle Sense]]. | After completing the memory "[[Signs and Symbols, Part I]]", [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] found the following books scattered throughout Constantinople with his [[Eagle Vision|Eagle Sense]]. | ||
*''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by {{Wiki|Geoffrey Chaucer}}. | *''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by {{Wiki|Geoffrey Chaucer}}. | ||
*[[The Travels of Marco Polo]] by [[Marco Polo]] | *''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]'' by [[Marco Polo]] | ||
*''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' by Unknown | *''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' by Unknown | ||
*''[[The Book of Kings]]'' by {{Wiki|Ferdowsi}} | *''[[The Book of Kings]]'' by {{Wiki|Ferdowsi}} | ||
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*''[[The Flute Girl]]'' by {{Wiki|Menander}} | *''[[The Flute Girl]]'' by {{Wiki|Menander}} | ||
After finding and purchasing all the books, a cutscene involving the bookshop owner [[Sofia Sartor]] and Ezio Auditore | After finding and purchasing all the books, a cutscene involving the bookshop owner [[Sofia Sartor]] and Ezio Auditore was unlocked at the [[Galata headquarters|Assassin hideout]]. | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
Maps revealing the locations of the [[Treasure chests|treasure chests]] in Constantinople and Cappadocia | Maps revealing the locations of the [[Treasure chests|treasure chests]] in Constantinople and Cappadocia could also be bought, as well as a map revealing the locations of [[Ishak Pasha's Memoir Pages]]. | ||
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px" | {|border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px" | ||
! scope="col"|Map | !scope="col"|Map | ||
! scope="col"|Price | !scope="col"|Price | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Imperial District Map 1 | |Imperial District Map 1 | ||
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|{{Ak|12,075}} | |{{Ak|12,075}} | ||
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∞ 25 [[Animus data fragments]] | ∞ 25 [[Animus data fragments]] need to be collected to buy this map. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Book Shops and books have replaced the functions of [[Art Merchants]] and paintings from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. | *Book Shops and books have replaced the functions of [[Art Merchants]] and paintings from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. | ||
[[File:Sage.png|right|Sage Achievement Icon]] | [[File:Sage.png|right|Sage Achievement Icon]] | ||
*Buying every book available from the Book Shops in Constantinople and Cappadocia, along with finding all the hidden books from Polo Memories, unlocks the "Sage" achievement/trophy. | *Buying every book available from the Book Shops in Constantinople and Cappadocia, along with finding all the hidden books from Polo Memories, unlocks the "Sage" [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Achievements|achievement]]/trophy. | ||
**The December 20, 2011 patch introduced a bug that | **The December 20, 2011 patch introduced a bug that prevented the game from awarding Sage after collecting all the books. This has since been fixed by a subsequent patch. | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]] | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 12 May 2012

Book Shops were suppliers of books and maps in the cities of Constantinople and Cappadocia during the early 16th century.
Available books
Constantinople
| Book | Author | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The 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 | Apeleius | 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 of Nicodemia | 27,600 |
| Record of the Grand Historian | Sima Qian | 44,505 |
Cappadocia
| 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
- Main article: The Polo Symbols
After completing the memory "Signs and Symbols, Part I", Ezio Auditore found the following books scattered throughout Constantinople with his Eagle Sense.
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo
- One Thousand and One Nights by Unknown
- The Book of Kings by Ferdowsi
- Nibelungenlied by Unknown
- Iliad by Homer
- The Flute Girl by Menander
After finding and purchasing all the books, a cutscene involving the bookshop owner Sofia Sartor and Ezio Auditore was unlocked at the Assassin hideout.
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.
∞ 25 Animus data fragments need to be collected to buy this map.
Trivia
- Book Shops and books have replaced the functions of Art Merchants and paintings from Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

- Buying every book available from the Book Shops in Constantinople and Cappadocia, along with finding all the hidden books from Polo Memories, unlocks the "Sage" achievement/trophy.
- The December 20, 2011 patch introduced a bug that prevented the game from awarding Sage after collecting all the books. This has since been fixed by a subsequent patch.