Constantinopolis/Istanbul : cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital

Constantinopolis/Istanbul : cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital / Çiğdem Kafescioğlu.

Author/creator	Kafescioğlu, Çiğdem
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
Description	xxxii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Subject(s)	Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey --Istanbul. Islamic architecture--Turkey --Istanbul. Architecture and state--Turkey --Istanbul --History --15th century. Architecture and state--Turkey --Istanbul --History --16th century. Istanbul (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc. Istanbul (Turkey)--In art.

Series	[Buildings, landscapes, and societies ; 5] Buildings, landscapes, and societies 5. ^A984171
Contents	Between Edirne and Kostantiniyye: the city's first Ottoman years -- Constructing the city: architecture and its audiences -- The urban program and Mehmed II's foundation -- The patronage of the new ruling elite -- Memory, space, and vision in constructions of the Ottoman capital city -- Representing the city: Constantinople and its images -- Istanbul inhabited -- Epilogue: a picture from circa 1537.
Abstract	"Studies the reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople as the capital city of the Ottoman empire following its capture in 1453, delineating the complex interplay of socio-political, architectural, visual, and literary processes that underlay the city's transformation"--Provided by publisher.
Local note	Little-305131060283W
General note	Series statement from jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009002611
ISBN	9780271027760 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0271027762 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	NA1370 .K34 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold