Dogan Kuban - Sinan's art and selimiye - 2011

Sinan’s Art and Selimiye - Doğan Kuban

A major scholarly work on the architectural masterpiece of Mimar Sinan by one of Turkey’s foremost architectural historians.

Doğan Kuban examines the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne — the building Sinan himself regarded as his greatest achievement — within the broader context of Ottoman-Turkish culture and the long architectural traditions of the Mediterranean and Islamic worlds. The book explores the cultural, social and artistic forces that shaped Sinan’s work, comparing his approach with both Eastern and Western architectural traditions and analysing the unique synthesis achieved in Selimiye.

Richly illustrated with architectural drawings, plans, sections and photographs, this is an essential reference for anyone interested in Ottoman architecture, Islamic art, or the history of architecture in general.

Details:
• Author: Doğan Kuban
• Publisher: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
• Language: English
• Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket
• Extensively illustrated with plans, sections and photographs

An important and well-regarded study of one of the greatest buildings of the Ottoman classical period. Suitable for collectors of architectural history, Islamic art and Ottoman studies.

Dimensions: 20cm*18cm*3cm
Weight: 2.5kg

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