{"product_id":"turkish-art-and-architecture-from-the-seljuks-to-the-ottomans-hardcover","title":"Turkish Art and Architecture: From the Seljuks to the Ottomans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiovanni Curatola\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with some 250 attractive and well-chosen color photographs, \u003ci\u003eTurkish Art and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in Turkey, and an essential reference for any student of Islamic art and architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Anatolian peninsula, one of the oldest seats of civilization, has been ruled by a succession of great powers, including the Romans and their successors in the East, the Byzantines. Its Islamic era began in 1071, when the Seljuk Turks, nomads from Central Asia who had already taken control of Persia, defeated the Byzantine army at Manzikert and moved west, creating a new sultanate in Anatolia. The Seljuks were eventually succeeded in this region by the Ottoman Turks, who crossed the Bosphorus to conquer an exhausted Constantinople in 1453, and went on to extend their power far beyond the borders of modern Turkey, establishing an empire that endured until the early twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuling over a land that had always been at the crossroads of east and west, these Islamic dynasties developed a cosmopolitan art and architecture. As art historian Giovanni Curatola demonstrates in this insightful new book, they combined elements of the prestigious Persian style and memories of their nomadic past with local Mediterranean traditions, and also adopted local building materials, such as stone and wood. Curatola introduces us first to the new types of buildings introduced by the Seljuks?like the caravansary and the t rbe, or mausoleum?and then to the sophisticated architectural achievements of the Ottomans, which culminated in the great domed mosques constructed by the master builder Mimar Sinan (d. 1588). He also traces the history of the decorative arts in Turkey, which included lavishly ornamented carpets, manuscripts, armor, and ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiovanni Curatola, \u003c\/b\u003e a professor of Muslim archaeology and art history at the University of Udine, has curated such exhibitions as \u003ci\u003eIslamic Art in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShamans and Dervishes of the Steppes.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Art and Architecture of Mesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art and Architecture of Persia, \u003c\/i\u003e both published by Abbeville Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 12.94 x 9.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757447151904,"sku":"9780789210821","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59d7c4a11b8efca4a3fa1e57a740dae2.webp?v=1780103057","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/turkish-art-and-architecture-from-the-seljuks-to-the-ottomans-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}