Reflections of paradise
Subtitle: silks and tiles from Ottoman Bursa
By: project concept and photography, Ahmet Ertuğ ; text, Godfrey Goodwin, Philippa Scot, Engin Yenal
Contributors: Ertuğ, Ahmet; Goodwin, Godfrey; Scot, Philippa; Yenal, Engin
Publisher: A. Ertuğ & A. Kocabıyık
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Istanbul
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Textile fabrics -- Turkey -- Bursa -- History; Silk industry -- Turkey -- Bursa -- History; Silk weaving -- Turkey -- Bursa -- History; Architecture, Ottoman -- Turkey -- Bursa; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Turkey -- Bursa; Tile industry -- Turkey -- Bursa -- History; Mosques -- Turkey -- Bursa
Other titles: Silks and tiles from Ottoman Bursa
Notes: Issued in illustrated slip case (Detail of the tile panel on the entrance to the Green Mosque--p. 247)

Cover of black cloth with green printing; a blind-tooled border which includes a large, color photograph of a detail of a tile-clad wall in the Green Mosque (p. 247)

Includes 2 photographs by Sebah and Joaillier depicting panoramic views of Bursa and the Ulu Cami during the 1880's

Includes a listing of Bursa monuments along with a map giving their locations.--p.22

Evolution of Ottoman architecture in Bursa includes: Orhan Cami; Bey Hani; Irgandi Bridge; Ulu Cami; Hüdavendigar Mosque; Eski Kaplica; Yildirim Complex; Yeşil Cami (The Green Mosque); Yeşil Türbe (The Green Tomb); Muradiye Complex; Muradiye Cemetary; Muradiye Cami; The Tomb of Prince Ahmed; The Tomb of Prince Mustafa; The Tomb of Cem Sultan; Architecture of Tombs; and Tombstones

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245)
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Foundation of an Empire / Godfrey Goodwin; value: Bursa, an Ottoman capital and an Ottoman city / Engin Yenal ; [translated from Turkish by Robert Bragner]; value: Evolution of Ottoman architecture in Bursa; value: The city of silk / Philippa Scott; value: Bursa, silk capital of the Ottoman Empire / Engin Yenal ; [translated from Turkish by Robert Bragner]