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Constantinopolis, Istanbul: cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital
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| Title: | Constantinopolis, Istanbul: cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital/ Çiğdem Kafescioğlu |
| Language: | English |
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Buildings, landscapes, and societies ; [5]
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| Rezensiert in: | Kennedy, Valerie: [Rezension von: Kafescioǧlu, Çiǧdem, Constantinopolis/Istanbul: Cultural Encounter, Imperial Vision, and the Construction of the Ottoman Capital] |
| Item Description: | XXXII, 295 S.; zahlr. Ill., Kt ; Literaturverz. S. 266 - 282 ; Auf dem Schutzumschlag: Buildings, landscapes, and societies 5 |
| ISBN: | 9780271027760 |
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Between Edirne and Kostantiniyye: the city's first Ottoman years -- Constructing the city: the architectural projects -- The urban program and Mehmed's foundation -- The patronage of the new ruling elite -- Memory, space, and vision in constructions of the Ottoman capital city -- Representing the city: Constantinople and its images -- Istanbul inhabited -- Epilogue: a picture from circa 1537 "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 |