The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
The Ottomans: A cultural legacy

The Ottomans: A cultural legacy

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The Ottomans: A cultural legacy
Diana Darke
Thames and Hudson, 2022

While many still equate the Ottomans with the decadence of Istanbul--extravagant architecture, harems, and hookahs--they are unaware that the secrets of Ottoman success lay in a disciplined bureaucracy and a standing army that both awed and seduced its opponents. The Ottomans harnessed the talents of their diverse populations and quickly buttressed the crumbling edifice of Byzantine Christianity. Their dynamism and resilience helped fuse the cultures of Asia, Europe, and Africa, from the Himalayas to the Sahara, absorbing whatever impressed them, from Mongol armor to Persian tile work. Alongside their essential rigor, they enjoyed the finer aspects of life: in music, cuisine, and art, unafraid, even as rugged fighters, to display their love of flowers and gardens, especially tulips and roses. Behind the fine robes, carpets, and ceramics on display today in their great architectural monuments, Istanbul's Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia, lie centuries of migration, trade, and struggle. In this original and beautifully illustrated book, Darke reveals a radically new picture of the Ottoman Empire


English - 288 Pages - 19 x 25 cm - 1,0 Kg
ISBN: 9780500252666


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