Picturing History at the Ottoman Court

by Emine Fetvaci and Emine Fetvacı

The Ottoman court of the late 16th century produced an unprecedented number of sumptuously illustrated chronicles. While usually dismissed as imperial eulogies, Emine Fetvacı demonstrates that these books commented on contemporary events, promoted the political agendas of courtiers as well as the sultan, and presented their patrons and creators in ways that helped shape the perspectives of their elite audience. Picturing History at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253006783
• ISBN13: 9780253006783
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher