Constantinopolis/Istanbul : cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital /
"Studies the reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople as the capital city of the Ottoman empire following its capture in 1453, delineating the complex interplay of socio-political, architectural, visual, and literary processes that underlay the city's transformation"--Provided by pu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2009]
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| Series: | Buildings, landscapes, and societies ;
5. |
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| Summary: | "Studies the reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople as the capital city of the Ottoman empire following its capture in 1453, delineating the complex interplay of socio-political, architectural, visual, and literary processes that underlay the city's transformation"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Series statement from jacket. |
| Physical Description: | xxxii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271027760 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271027762 (cloth : alk. paper) |