Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans

by Suraiya Faroqhi

Book Overview

The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This comprehensive history, by leading Ottoman historian Suraiya Faroqhi, presents the definitive view of the subject, from the production and distribution of different craft objects to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848859600
• ISBN13: 9781848859609
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.8"