Constantinopolis/Istanbul : cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital / Çiğdem Kafescioğlu.
| Author/creator | Kafescioğlu, Çiğdem |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xxxii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| 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) |