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

• Autore: Faroqhi Suraiya <1941->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 318 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), map
• Disciplina: 956.015
• Soggetto topico: Art - Turkey - History
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey Civilization History
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• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: A cultural history of the Ottomans
• ISBN: 0-85772-980-2; 1-350-98502-3; 0-85772-782-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813162203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II