4to. 224 pp., 212 colour plates, 191 b/w figures in text, 1 map, cloth in d/w, endpapers illustrated in calligraphy, biblio., index, light rubbing to lower edges, remainder of shelf label at lower spine, otherwise copy clean and in very good condition, Alexandria Press, London, 1982.

Synopsis

Lavishly illustrates and documents the artifacts of the Ottoman Empire (primarily the 15th to 17th centuries). Much of the material reproduced here had never been seen before the publication of this book. Included are the “Golden Horn” and “Rhodian” ceramics from Iznik, opulent silks from Bursa, exquisitely illuminated manuscripts and a rich array of Ottoman metalwork, again an area largely unknown in the West prior to this publication.