Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-century Ottoman Empire

Patricia Blessing (Princeton University, New Jersey)

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Cambridge University Press
18 August 2022

In this book, Patricia Blessing explores the emergence of Ottoman architecture in the fifteenth century and its connection with broader geographical contexts. Analyzing how transregional exchange shaped building practices, she examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Iran and Central Asia participated in key construction projects. She also demonstrates how drawn, scalable models on paper served as templates for architectural decorations and supplemented collaborations that involved the mobility of workers. Blessing reveals how the creation of centralized workshops led to the emergence of a clearly defined imperial Ottoman style by 1500, when the flexibility and experimentation of the preceding century was levelled. Her book radically transforms our understanding of Ottoman architecture by exposing the diverse and fluid nature of its formative period. It also provides the reader with an understanding of design, planning, and construction processes of a major empire of the Islamic world.

By: Patricia Blessing (Princeton University New Jersey)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 223mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.050kg
ISBN: 9781316517604
ISBN 10: 1316517608
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 18 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Material politics of architecture in a fluid empire; 1. Imperial and local horizons: Looking east and west; 2. Immersive space: Empire building and the ottoman frontier; 3. Under the influence: Creating cosmopolitan architectures; 4. Building paradise: Afterlife and dynastic politics; 5. An ottoman aesthetic consolidation C. 1500; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Patricia Blessing is Assistant Professor of Art History at Princeton University. A scholar of Islamic architecture in the eastern Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula, and Iran, she is the author of Rebuilding Anatolia after the Mongol Conquest.