Rogers, J. M.

Süleyman the Magnificent / J.M. Rogers and R.M. Ward. - New York : Tabard Press, c1988. - 225 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

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.

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