The Istanbul Divanyolu: A Case Study in Ottoman Urbanity and Architecture

Maurice Cerasi

ISBN 10: 3899133706 / ISBN 13: 9783899133707

Published by Ergon Verlag, 2004

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Scarce paperback, 154 pages + 8 plates on folded sheets (perspective views, maps, plans), numerous b&w illustrations in text, NOT ex-library. A short crease to the upper outer corner of a portion of leaves, else very good. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Spine free of vertical creases. Moderate wear on the covers. -- The book deals with the architectural space of the Divan axis, not only the street now called Divan Yolu but the entire system of streets which formed the thoroughfare from the Topkapi Palace to the city walls. It was the main ceremonial route of Istanbul, stage for the Sultan's stately processions, for the important Pashas' daily transit, but the exhibition of power and magnificence was never sublimated into an overall architectural image. They were enacted on a background of chaotic and lively daily city life. Street composition was unplanned and dominated by variety in form, type and volume. Particularly in the 18th and early 19th centuries when a very interesting and unique urban scene took form, secondary elements such as funerary enclosures and fountains, much more than the principal functional and religious building types which were more traditional in layout and style, were carriers of innovative architecture. The essays define the ideological and aesthetic character of Ottoman urban space and architecture through the analysis of this characteristic segment of the imperial city.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Istanbul Divanyolu: A Case Study in Ottoman Urbanity and Architecture
• Publisher: Ergon Verlag
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899133706
• ISBN 13: 9783899133707
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good+

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Synopsis

Die Reihe Beiruter Texte und Studien (BTS) ist die Buchreihe des Orient-Instituts fur Grundlagenforschung des historischen und zeitgenossischen Mittleren Ostens. Sie stellt Studien bereit, die auf Primarquellen in Sprachen der Region basieren und bietet thematische sowie methodische Impulse. Dieser Band untersucht "The Istanbul Divanyolu - a case study in Ottoman urbanity and architecture".