Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1972).
Seller ID: 11732
299 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "Sinan abdur-Mennan, the great 16th century Ottoman architect, was a slave and a soldier. First a Janissary and then a commanding officer of the Sultan's bodyguard, he was made Royal Chief Architect by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. In fifty years, until his death at ninety-nine, Sinan built more buildings than any other architect who has ever lived. All the best still stand, among them the Imperial Friday Mosques...In this brilliantly written book, Mr. Stratton conveys the rich, complex texture of the Ottoman world. 'Sinan' is both history and biography, as well as a detailed, perceptive study of a monumental artistic achievement." Light fading to top/bottom edges o f boards. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, one small closed tear, 1" chip at bottom of rear panel with associated soft creases. VG/G
SINAN ABDURMENNAN OTTOMAN ARCHITECTS JANISSARIES SULTAN SULEYMAN MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL
