Ottoman Jerusalem: The Living City: 1517-1917 – A 2 Volume Set – Sylvia Auld & Robert Hillenbrand

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Ottoman Jerusalem: The Living City: 1517-1917 – A 2 Volume Set

Sylvia Auld

Robert Hillenbrand

Published on behalf of The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem

With a Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales

A wide-ranging study by a team of international experts of the structure and fabric of the Ottoman city systematically documenting its Arab and Islamic characteristics and their contribution during the Ottoman period to the city's architectural texture and cultural development.

The Ottoman Empire dominated the Mediterranean and the Middle East from the 16th to the 18th centuries until European nations began to assert power in the area. However, the Ottomans continued to control much of the region until after their defeat in the First World War.

For these four centuries in Palestine, the city of Jerusalem occupied an especial position. The Ottomans had inherited a city which for Muslims featured the exceptional presence of the Dome of the Rock, the Aqsa Mosque and the rich inheritance of buildings from the Mamluk period. However, for visitors today much of the aspect of the Old City, dominated by its magnificent walls, was created during that period of Ottoman rule.

This extensive and detailed work presents for the first time a wide-ranging study of various facets of the Ottoman city. A wealth of socio-historical research is supplemented by an important architectural survey. Under the direction of Professor Robert Hillenbrand, a team of internationally acknowledged academics and specialists have produced an erudite corpus of material which will serve as the standard work on the subject for the foreseeable future and also serve as a superb complementary volume to the World of Islam Festival Trust's acclaimed Mamluk Jerusalem and Ayyubid Jerusalem.

Part of a Trilogy

'The trilogy of Ottoman Jerusalem, Mamluk Jerusalem and Ayyubid Jerusalem by Sylvia Auld & Robert Hillenbrand is magisterial, brilliantly fascinating, obligatory reading.' — London Evening Standard (2009)

Language: English
ISBN: 9781901435030
2000, 2 Volume Set in a slip box,  1200+ pages, 16 pages in full color. Many plans, drawings and over 350 black and white photographs, hardback with slip case, folder with drawings.approx. 22.0 x 30.0 cm

Shipping Weight approx. 14 pounds