Turkish ArtEsin Atıl In a survey that begins with the 12th-century Seljuk architecture of Anatolia and ends with the Europeanized mosques and palaces of the 19th century, Ülkü Bates shows how Turkish buildings, endowed by the elite, nevertheless clearly reflect the effect of social, political, and religious processes on all classes of society. The arts of the book--calligraphy, illumination, and fine binding--reached extraordinary heights during the Ottoman suzerainty. Hundreds of illustrated volumes preserved in the royal libraries in Istanbul reflect the kind of exquisite aesthetic that can flourish only under exceptionally enlightened royal patronage and also provide an astonishingly lively portrait of a whole society. Esin Atil also surveys the four-century history of the nakkașhane, the royal academy that produced thousands of books as well as a flood of elegant designs for tiles, dishes, rugs, and textiles.^ |
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Ahmed Ahmed III Anatolia appears arches Architect architecture artists Beyazid Beyazid II blue blue-and-white border brocaded silks buildings built Bursa Byzantine calligraphic caravansarays central ceramic colors complex conquest courtyard cuerda seca dated decoration depicting designs Divriği Diyarbakır dome Edirne European eyvan fabrics facade floral glazed hatayi Hürrem Sultan illustrated imperial interior Iran Iranian Islamic İstanbul İznik kaftans Kayseri Konya Kütahya layout Lokman manuscripts medallion medrese Mehmed Mehmed II mihrab minarets monumental mosque motifs Murad Murad II Mustafa nakkaşhane Osman Ottoman court Ottoman Empire painters paintings palace pattern period plate polychrome portal pottery prayer rugs production Rugs and Textiles ruler Şahname-i Selim Seljuk seventeenth century Sinan sixteenth century structures style Süleyman Süleymaniye Süleymanname sultan Tabriz Textile Museum tile-mosaic tiles TKS H Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi tradition Turkey Turkish art Turkish rugs Türkmen Ulu Cami Uşak Vehbi velvet vezir walls wares weaving Western woven Yeşil Cami