Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire
In this book, Patricia Blessing explores the emergence of Ottoman architecture in the fifteenth century and its connection with broader geographical contexts. Analyzing how transregional exchange shaped building practices, she examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Iran and Central Asia participated in key construction projects. She also demonstrates how drawn, scalable models on paper served as templates for architectural decorations and supplemented collaborations that involved the mobility of workers. Blessing reveals how the creation of centralized workshops led to the emergence of a clearly defined imperial Ottoman style by 1500, when the flexibility and experimentation of the preceding century was levelled. Her book radically transforms our understanding of Ottoman architecture by exposing the diverse and fluid nature of its formative period. It also provides the reader with an understanding of design, planning, and construction processes of a major empire of the Islamic world.
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Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire
In this book, Patricia Blessing explores the emergence of Ottoman architecture in the fifteenth century and its connection with broader geographical contexts. Analyzing how transregional exchange shaped building practices, she examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Iran and Central Asia participated in key construction projects. She also demonstrates how drawn, scalable models on paper served as templates for architectural decorations and supplemented collaborations that involved the mobility of workers. Blessing reveals how the creation of centralized workshops led to the emergence of a clearly defined imperial Ottoman style by 1500, when the flexibility and experimentation of the preceding century was levelled. Her book radically transforms our understanding of Ottoman architecture by exposing the diverse and fluid nature of its formative period. It also provides the reader with an understanding of design, planning, and construction processes of a major empire of the Islamic world.
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Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire

Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire

by Patricia Blessing
Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire
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Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire

Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire

by Patricia Blessing

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In this book, Patricia Blessing explores the emergence of Ottoman architecture in the fifteenth century and its connection with broader geographical contexts. Analyzing how transregional exchange shaped building practices, she examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Iran and Central Asia participated in key construction projects. She also demonstrates how drawn, scalable models on paper served as templates for architectural decorations and supplemented collaborations that involved the mobility of workers. Blessing reveals how the creation of centralized workshops led to the emergence of a clearly defined imperial Ottoman style by 1500, when the flexibility and experimentation of the preceding century was levelled. Her book radically transforms our understanding of Ottoman architecture by exposing the diverse and fluid nature of its formative period. It also provides the reader with an understanding of design, planning, and construction processes of a major empire of the Islamic world.

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ISBN-13: 9781009051187
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/18/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 143 MB
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About the Author

Patricia Blessing is Assistant Professor of Art History at Princeton University. A scholar of Islamic architecture in the eastern Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula, and Iran, she is the author of Rebuilding Anatolia after the Mongol Conquest.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Material politics of architecture in a fluid empire; 1. Imperial and local horizons: Looking east and west; 2. Immersive space: Empire building and the ottoman frontier; 3. Under the influence: Creating cosmopolitan architectures; 4. Building paradise: Afterlife and dynastic politics; 5. An ottoman aesthetic consolidation C. 1500; Conclusion; Bibliography.
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