Turkish Art and Architecture in Anatolia & Mimar SinanThis book is an attempt to outline the development of art and architecture in Anatolia. While covering the works made possible by this genius who holds an unsurpassed position in the history of Turkey, as well as the handicrafts of the same period, each in their own sections, the book tries to highlight both the architectural currents existing prior to Sinan and those architectural creations in Post-Sinan periods that remained faithful to his legacy. The final section rounds out by discussing such traditional art forms as woodworking, metal working, tilemaking, cloth, miniatures, carpets, hat (calligraphy) and tezhip ("gold gilding" or "illumination"), which served as complementary elements of architecture. |
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16th century Abdülaziz Abdülhamid Abdülmecid Ağa Ahmed Alâeddin Anatolia Anatolian Seljuk Ankara aqueducts architect architecture artists Artukid Balyan Bayezid blue Bridge building Bursa calligraphy caravanserai carpetmaking carpets Çelebi ceramics colors complex construction courtyard covered decorated designs Diyarbakır dome Edirne Efendi embellished Emirate example fabric gate glazed gold Grand Vizier Hacı hamam Harem Hatun Ibrahim illumination inscriptions interior Islamic Art Istanbul Iznik tiles Kayseri Kiosk Konya Koran Kütahya located Mahmud marble medrese Mehmed II Mehmed Paşa meters mihrab Mimar Sinan minarets minber miniatures mother-of-pearl Murad Murad III Museum of Turkish Mustafa nakkaşhane octagonal ornamentation Osman outer prayer vestibule painted Palace Museum Library Pasha Mosque period portico rûmî Şah Sanatı script Şehzade Selim II silk Sinan built Sokullu Mehmed soup kitchen style Süleyman the Magnificent Süleymaniye Mosque Sultan Mehmed Sultan Süleyman sülüs technique tomb Topkapi Palace Museum Türk Turkish and Islamic turquoise Ulu Mosque Uşak Üsküdar Yalı Yeşil