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Süleyman the Magnificent / J.M. Rogers and R.M. Ward.

By: Rogers, J. MContributor(s): Ward, R. M | British MuseumMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Tabard Press, c1988. Description: 225 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 091442730XSubject(s): Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566 -- Art patronage -- Exhibitions | Art, Ottoman -- Exhibitions | Islamic art -- Turkey -- Exhibitions | Art, Turkish -- History -- Exhibitions | Art, Medieval -- Turkey -- Exhibitions | Art, Turkish -- History -- Catalogs | Art, Medieval -- Turkey -- Catalogs | Turkey -- Civilization -- 16th century -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Catalogs | History | Catalogs. | History.LOC classification: N7165 | .R6 1988b
Contents:
Introduction -- Chronology -- Catalogue -- Iconography -- Calligraphy and illumination -- Bindings -- Süleyman the poet -- Illustration -- The palace craftsmen -- Ottoman jewellery -- Goldsmith's work and hardstones -- Encrusted porcelains -- Mirrors -- Arms and armour -- Furniture and woodwork -- Textiles -- The Iznik potteries.
Summary: This catalog includes over 160 treasures from both the British Museum and the Turkish national collections, and demosntrates Süleyman's magnificence in the eyes of his succesors for whom his reign appeared a truly golden age.
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Based on an exhibition held at the British Museum in 1988.

Bibliography: p. 219-224.

Introduction -- Chronology -- Catalogue -- Iconography -- Calligraphy and illumination -- Bindings -- Süleyman the poet -- Illustration -- The palace craftsmen -- Ottoman jewellery -- Goldsmith's work and hardstones -- Encrusted porcelains -- Mirrors -- Arms and armour -- Furniture and woodwork -- Textiles -- The Iznik potteries.

This catalog includes over 160 treasures from both the British Museum and the Turkish national collections, and demosntrates Süleyman's magnificence in the eyes of his succesors for whom his reign appeared a truly golden age.