Masterpieces of Turkey
By: compiled by Mehmet Özel
Contributors: Özel, Mehmet; Turkey. Kültür Bakanlığı
Publisher: Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Istanbul?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: Art, Turkish; Art, Islamic; Architecture, Ancient -- Turkey; Turkey -- Antiquities; Turkey -- Civilization
Notes: Chiefly color illustrations

Decorative endpapers

Leather arts includes illus. of Turkish Shadow Theatre characters--p. 304-305

Includes bibliographical references (p. 420) and index

Translated from Turkish
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Turkey, the country of cultural richess; title: Ancient civilizations, ancient cities; title: Fortresses, castles; title: Palaces, pavillions, mansions, residences; title: Religious monuments; title: Theological schools, hospitals, food houses for the poor, baths; title: Inns, shops, bazaars; title: Sacred places, sacred objects, convents; title: Tombs, vaults, mausoleums; title: Bridges, water arches, cisterns, reservoirs; title: Fountains, pools; title: Bird houses; title: Mosaics, miniatures, leather arts; title: Calligraphs, gildings, paper engravings; title: Marblings, maps, bindings; title: Art of glass, glazed tiles; title: Stone engravings, decorations, metal art and jewellery; title: Wood engravings, mother of pearl embedding, pencil work; title: Carpets and rugs; title: Clothes, materials, embroidery and pinking; title: References; title: Index