A history of Ottoman architecture : txt
Godfrey Goodwin.
- 511 p. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 29cm book
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 496-502.
Contents: Foreword page 6 -- Maps of the Ottoman Empire 8 -- Introduction 9 -- Note on Turkish Characters, Spelling and Pronunciation 10 -- Chronological Table 11 -- Maps of Anatolia 12-13 -- 1 Before the capture of Bursa 13 -- 2 Bursa – the first mosques 34 -- 3 Bursa – the Green Mosque and after 58 -- 4 From Edirne to Istanbul 92 -- 5 Prelude to the Grand Manner – Beyazit II 142 -- 6 Sinan – the rise to greatness 196 -- 7 Sinan – the master 240 -- 8 The powers decline 284 -- 9 Prelude to change 334 -- 10 Baroque and after 380 -- 11 The Ottoman house 428 -- Appendix I – The Janissaries 454 -- Appendix II – The vakfiye and imaret systems 457 -- Glossary 458 -- Notes on the Text 460 -- Bibliography 496 -- List of Monuments by Towns 503 -- Sources of Illustrations 504 -- Index 505 --
Godfrey Goodwinʹs study immediately established itself as the definitive work on the subject when it was first published, and it remains the best comprehensive survey in English and virtually the only account of the last two centuries of Turkish architecture. The aim of this book is to show that Ottoman architecture, far from being merely a decadent mixture of Persian, Byzantine and other styles, is a historic style in its own right which had considerable influence on the Romantic movements of the West and for many Europeans epitomized the architecture of the Sultanate. The book treats the subject in historical perspective, with compelling discussion of the effects of conquests, religion and social life. Not only are the great mosques fully described, but also the layout and function of the buildings around them, from baths and shops to mausoleums, together with fortifications, waterworks and bridges. The final chapter is concerned with domestic architecture and the Ottoman concept of the town. --