Ottoman women builders : the architectural patronage of Hadice Turhan Sultan / Lucienne Thys-Şenocak.

Author/creator Thys-Şenocak, Lucienne
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006.
Descriptionxx, 326 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWomen and gender in the early modern world
Women and gender in the early modern world. ^A517921
Contents 1. Introduction: Royal Ottoman women as architectural patrons -- 2. From concubine to valide: Turhan Sultan's rise through the harem hierarchy -- 3. Ottoman women / other women -- 4. Defending the Dardanelles: the fortresses of Seddülhahir and Kumkale and the legacy of Turhan Sultan -- 5. Building in the capital: the Yeni valide mosque complex of Istanbul -- 6. The pillar of the state: architecture, agency and self-representation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-320) and index.
LCCN 2005057083
ISBN0754633101 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780754633105 (hardback : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks NA 2543.W65 T59 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold