A cultural history of the Ottomans : the imperial elite and its artefacts / Suraiya Faroqhi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faroqhi, Suraiya, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Turkey--History.

Art.

Turkey--Civilization--History.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 318 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), map

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"Far from simply being a centre of military and economic activity, the Ottoman Empire represented a vivid and flourishing cultural realm. The artefacts and objects that remain from all corners of this vast empire illustrate the real and everyday concerns of its subjects and elites and, with this in mind, Suraiya Faroqhi, one of the most distinguished Ottomanists of her generation, has selected 40 of the most revealing, surprising and striking.Each image - reproduced in full colour - is deftly linked to the latest historiography, and the social, political and economic implications of her selections are never forgotten. In Faroqhi's hands, the objects become ways to learn more about trade, gender and socio-political status and open an enticing window onto the variety and colour of everyday life, from the Sultan's court, to the peasantry and slavery. Amongst its faiences and etchings and its sofras and carpets, A Cultural History of the Ottomans is essential reading for all those interested in the Ottoman Empire and its material culture. Faroqhi here provides the definitive insight into the luxuriant and varied artefacts of Ottoman world."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration

Introduction

Chapter 1 Re-using the work of past times and foreign lands

Chapter 2 The Ottoman Sultan: victorious and pious

Chapter 3 Society and its divisions

Chapter 4 A world of three religions

Chapter 5 Making war and peace: fighting, gift-giving and the delineation of borders

Chapter 6 Eating and drinking, mostly from precious objects

Chapter 7 Piles and piles of textiles and leathers

Chapter 8 Earth, Water, Air and Fire: The gifts and perils of nature

Conclusion

Glossary

Time-Line

Bibliography.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857729804

0857729802

9781350985025

1350985023

9780857727824

0857727826

OCLC:

953659545