A Cultural History of the Ottomans: The Imperial Elite and Its Artefacts
By Suraiya Faroqhi.
Description
The Ottoman Empire was more than a center of military and economic activity; it was a vivid and flourishing cultural realm. The artefacts and objects remaining from all corners of this vast empire tell us a great deal about the everyday concerns of the Ottomans. In this book, Faroqhi, a leading historian on the Ottoman Empire, has selected the most revealing, surprising and striking examples of the artefacts which illuminate the lesser-known cultural and artistic world of the Ottomans. Each image―reproduced in full color―is deftly linked to the latest historiography, and the social, politic...
ISBN(s)
1784530964, 9781784530969
