Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book) - Hardcover
Synopsis
Today the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul seems a haphazard aggregate of modest buildings no longer capable of conveying imperial power. Yet it is at once the most celebrated of all Islamic palaces and the least understood. Gulru Necipoglu brings together largely unpublished sources, both written and visual, along with information derived from the architectural remains to uncover the processes through which the meaning of the palace was once produced, before it came to represent a stereotyped microcosm of oriental despotism imbued with the exotic otherness of the East. She relocates the Topkapi in its historical context, a context that included not only the circumstances of its patronage, but the complex interaction of cultural practices, ideologies, and social codes of recognition.
Necipoglu focuses on the imperial iconograpy of palatial forms that lack monumentality, axiality, and rational-geometric planning principles to decipher codes of grandeur that are no longer obvious to the modern observer. She reconstructs the architectural and ceremonial impact of the palace through a step-by-step tour of its buildings, demonstrating how the palace was experienced as a processional sequence of separate courts and seemingly disjointed architectural elements that were nevertheless integrated into a coherent whole by passage through time and space.
Far more than an analysis of the architectural program of the palace, Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power raises questions and provides answers to fundamental concerns about the ideology of absolute sovereignty, the interplay between architecture and ritual, and the changing perceptions of a building through the centuries, a building that drew upon a wide range of Palatine traditions, mythical, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, Romano-Byzantine, and Italian Renaissance.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Gülru Necipoglu is Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Director of the Aga Khan Program, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace...
Seller Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Published by
The Architectural History Foundation, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0262140500
ISBN 13: 9780262140508
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First. Illustrated in black-and-white. xx, 336, [2] pages. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: The Architectural History Foundation, (1991). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 336693
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteeneth Centuries
Published by
Architectural History/MIT, NY/Cambridge, 1991
ISBN 10: 0262140500
ISBN 13: 9780262140508
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Near Fine/VG (see notes). 1st. 4to. 336pp. Minor 1" scrape near top of DJ spine. NO INTERNATIONAL. Seller Inventory # MAIN027776I
Seller Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Seller: Greenworld Books, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy. Seller Inventory # GWV.0262140500.G
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Published by
The MIT Press / The Architectural History Foundation, 1991
ISBN 10: 0262140500
ISBN 13: 9780262140508
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Biblioasis, Windsor, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine in like jacket. Quarto. 336 pp. Brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. Sharp edges and corners. Very minor shelfwear to foot of spine. Lavishly illustrated throughout. Pages are bright and free of any markings. Smart jacket showing a panoramic view of Topkapi Palace. Binding is tight and square. An attractive copy of "one of the principle works written about Ottoman architectural history." This is a heavy item, so extra shipping may be requested if required. Securely shipped in a well-packed box. Seller Inventory # 015285
Buy Used
US$ 74.97
US$ 28.00 shipping
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Seller: Titcomb's Bookshop, East Sandwich, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Very nice copy in hardcover with dust jacket. Additional shipping required for international or priority sales. Seller Inventory # 041727
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Published by
MIT Press and The Architectural History Foundation, Cambridge, MA, 1992
ISBN 10: 0262140500
ISBN 13: 9780262140508
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Harbeck Rare Books, Carina, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 26.5 cm. xx, 336 pp. with b/w illustrations. Hardcover cloth boards with dust jacket. Jacket with minimal creasing along top edge, inside flaps of jacket and top edge of text block very slightly tone, a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 080508
Buy Used
US$ 110.79
US$ 30.00 shipping
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Ships from Australia to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Published by
The Architectural History Foundation & the MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts & London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0262140500
ISBN 13: 9780262140508
Used
Hardcover
Seller: George Jeffery Books, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book measures 26x20.5.cm. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with gilt lettering. Bumped on head of spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket has minor abrasion wear. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A good clean copy. Size: Large 8vo. Seller Inventory # 015771
Buy Used
US$ 117.60
US$ 33.58 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Seller: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Netherlands
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very good. Seller Inventory # E-9780262140508-2-2
Buy Used
US$ 188.80
US$ 17.42 shipping
Ships from Netherlands to U.S.A.
Ships from Netherlands to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good++ in a Very Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Unmarked boards with "straight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Historical painting illustration of a settlement to jacket with title in white and black lettering; 1992, The MIT Press; 356 pages; "Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)," by Gulru Necipoglu. Seller Inventory # SKU-817AB05807301
Stock Image
Architecture, Ceremonial, and Power: The Topkapi Palace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Architectural History Foundation Book)
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. Seller Inventory # ERICA82902621405003
Buy Used
US$ 265.63
US$ 33.58 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available