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unit 5: chapter 2 Suggested readings and resources
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. “Style
and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey.”
Exhibition interactive. Washington, D.C.: Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 2005. http://www.asia.si.
edu/exhibitions/online/styleandstatus/.
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See also the exhibition catalogue Style and Status: Imperial
Costumes from Ottoman Turkey (London: Azimuth Editions, 2005).
Atıl, Esin. The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.
Exhibition catalogue. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery
of Art, 1987.
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Macaulay, David. Mosque. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
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An in-depth look at the building of an Ottoman mosque in
sixteenth-century Istanbul.
The Ottomans and Their Capital Istanbul. DVD. 39 min. Falls
Church, Va.: Landmark Media, 2006.
Showcases the glorious heritage of Ottoman artists and
architects by focusing on the close connections between
architectural splendor and the religious message of Islam.
Roxburgh, David J., ed. Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years,
600–1600. Exhibition catalogue. London: Royal Academy
of Arts, 2005.
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An important and comprehensive resource, especially for
those interested in Turkish art and culture before the
Ottoman period.
unit 5: chapter 2 SourceS
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Style and Status:
Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey. Exhibition catalogue.
London: Azimuth Editions, 2005.
Atıl, Esin. The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Exhibition
catalogue. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1987.
—, ed. Turkish Art. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution
Press, 1980.
Denny, Walter B. Iznik: The Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics. London:
Thames and Hudson, 2004.
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Ruggiero, Adriane. The Ottoman Empire (Cultures of the Past).
New York: Benchmark Books, 2002.
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Süleyman the Magnificent. DVD. 57 min. New York: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987.
Explores the political, social, and cultural background of the
Ottoman empire, concentrating on the forty-six-year reign of
Süleyman. Distributed by UCArt, musefilm.org/ucart.
Available in Nolen Library.
“Tughra (Imperial Cipher) of Sultan Süleyman the
Magnificent (r. 1520–1566) [Turkey (Istanbul)] (38.149.1).”
In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.
metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/38.149.1 (October 2006).
See “Related Media” for a short video highlighting the
different components of an imperial calligraphic emblem.
Yalman, Suzan. Based on original work by Linda Komaroff.
“The Age of Süleyman ‘the Magnificent’ (r. 1520–1566).”
In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.
metmuseum.org/toah/hd/suly/hd_suly.htm (October 2002).
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Denny, Walter B., and Sumru Belger Krody. The Classical Tradition in
Anatolian Carpets. Washington, D.C.: Textile Museum in
Association with Scala, 2002.
Ekhtiar, Maryam D., Priscilla P. Soucek, Sheila R. Canby, and Navina Najat
Haidar, eds. Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The
Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, 2011 (cat. nos. 205, 237, 225, 218A).
Roxburgh, David J., ed. Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600–1600.
Exhibition catalogue. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2005.