Constantinopolis/Istanbul : cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital /

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Author / Creator:Kafescioğlu, Çiğdem.
Imprint:University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009.
Description:xxxii, 295 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language:English
Series:[Buildings, landscapes, and societies ; 5]
Buildings, landscapes, and societies ; 5.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7916556
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ISBN:9780271027760 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271027762 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Series statement from jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"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.