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The age of Sinan : architectural culture in the Ottoman Empire / Gülru Necipoğlu.

By: Publication details: London : Reaktion, [2011].Description: 592 p. : ill.(some col.), ports., facsims.; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781861892539 (pbk.) :
  • 1861892535 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA1373.S5 N424 2011
Contents:
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NA 1373 .S5 N424 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5026018

Reprinted with corrections.

Originally published in 2005.

Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-574) and index.

Introduction : contextualizing Sinan -- Pt. I. Architectural patronage in the classical period -- Ch. 1. Imperial territory, social hierarchy, and identity -- Ch. 2. The legal apparatus and memory -- Ch. 3. Culture of architecture and decorum -- Pt. II. The chief architect as an individual and institution -- Ch. 4. Portrait of the divine maestro -- Ch. 5. Institutional frameworks of architectural practice -- Pt. III. Interpreting mosques and mosque complexes attributed to Sinan -- Ch. 6. Sultans, princes and vassals -- Ch. 7. Queens : wives and mothers of sultans -- Ch. 8. Princesses and their husbands -- Ch. 9. Grand viziers -- Ch. 10. Viziers -- Ch. 11. Grand admirals -- Ch. 12. Provincial governors and administrators -- Ch. 13. Officers of the imperial council and other dignitaries -- Ch. 14. Aghas and attendants of the inner imperial place -- Ch. 15. Merchants and tradesmen -- Epilogue : Sinan’s legacy.

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