Architecture and material politics in the fifteenth-century Ottoman empire /

In this book, Patricia Blessing explores the emergence of Ottoman architecture in the fifteenth century and its connection with broader geographical contexts. Analyzing how transregional exchange shaped building practices, she examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans and Ir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blessing, Patricia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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Table of Contents:
  • Imperial and local horizons : looking east and west
  • Immersive space : empire building and the Ottoman frontier
  • Under the influence : creating cosmopolitan architectures
  • Building paradise : afterlife and dynastic politics
  • An Ottoman aesthetic : consolidation circa 1500.