Süleyman the Magnificent / J.M. Rogers and R.M. Ward.
Material type: TextPublication 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 1988bItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | The BIAA David H. French Library Shelf 23 - Main Room | A3b LONDO 21807 | Not for loan | BOOKS*00000007362 |
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.