Men of Modest Substance
Men of Modest Substance

Author: Suraiya Faroqhi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-08-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780521522557

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A study of two contrasting towns in Anatolia, based on documents from the kadi registers.

Handloom Sustainability and Culture
Handloom Sustainability and Culture

Author: Miguel Ángel Gardetti

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9811659672

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This first of the three volume series highlights the intricate relationship in the handloom industry between its culture and the various areas of sustainability. While there have been major disruptions in this age old industry, this volume presents the luxury and the entrepreneurship aspects to keep the industry moving ahead. The book contains seventeen chapters written by leading experts in the areas and discusses means to revive some of the cultures that are on the verge of closing/shutting down.

The Ottoman House
The Ottoman House

Author: S. Ireland

Publisher: British Institute at Ankara

Published: 1998-12-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1912090619

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Seemingly contradictory ideas of privacy and community dominate Ottoman cities. While houses are internally divided to guard female modesty behind a frontage studded with peep-holes, streets in cities like Amasya are often bridged by first-floor passageways between different houses. This book contains 17 papers by architects and archaeologists looking at how the Ottoman house was structured, how it has varied over time and space, and how surviving examples are faring in a world of breeze-block construction. Although the examples discussed are all Near Eastern, and mostly from Turkey, the revelations this book contains about structuring principles will make it a valuable companion to understanding architectural relics from all over the Ottoman Empire.

Eastern Turkey
Eastern Turkey

Author: T A Sinclair

Publisher: Pindar Press

Published: 1990-12-31

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 1904597793

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The initial section here covers the monuments of the important Hellenistic kingdom of Commagene, and includes Edessa (Urfa), the capital of a Crusader state, where there are also significant Islamic buildings. The final section, on the Hatay, focuses on the city of Antioch, with Seleucid, Roman and Byzantine remains, and the castles of the Crusader period in its vicinity. The neo-Hittite site of Karatepe and the Georgian and Syrian monasteries in the Hatay region are also dealt with. A comprehensive bibliography and index to all four volumes comes at the end.