Imatge de l'autor

Ilhan Aksit

Autor/a de The Museum of Chora

61 obres 325 Membres 3 Ressenyes

Sobre l'autor

Obres de Ilhan Aksit

The Museum of Chora (1998) 46 exemplars
Hagia Sophia (1985) 42 exemplars
Topkapi Palace (1990) 40 exemplars
Turkey (1988) 15 exemplars
Istanbul (1999) 10 exemplars
Treasures of Istanbul (1984) 7 exemplars
Ancient Ephesus (1987) 5 exemplars
Land of Civilizations: Turkey (2001) 4 exemplars
A Blue Romance (1656) 4 exemplars
Cappadocia (2011) 3 exemplars
Ancient Treasures of Turkey (1985) 2 exemplars
Guide to Troy (1960) 1 exemplars
Ancient Ephesus (1995) 1 exemplars
Paradise Preserved 1 exemplars
Antique Cities of Turkey (2015) 1 exemplars
Topkapi Palast 1 exemplars
Guide to Eastern Turkey (1989) 1 exemplars
Sainte Sophie 1 exemplars
Isik Ülkesi Likya 1 exemplars
Ephesus (1994) 1 exemplars
Treasures of Turkey (1993) 1 exemplars
Türkei 1 exemplars
Ephese 1 exemplars
Turkey 1 exemplars

Etiquetat

Coneixement comú

Data de naixement
1940
Gènere
male

Membres

Ressenyes

 
Marcat
AnkaraLibrary | Feb 29, 2024 |
richly illustrated ; brings the harem to life, 19 Jan. 2011


This review is from: HAREM -THE MYSTERY OF THE OTTOMAN (Paperback)
Bought this while in Istanbul and found it a great accompaniment to visiting the sultan's harem.Wonderful paintings, photos of palace, clothes and jewellery and much information on the lifestyle of the concubines and their efforts to rise in the ranks to be wives. Weddings, births, the eunuchs and the life stories of some of the most interesting royal characters make this a fascinating read.

Incidentally, I love the Turkish translator's renderings of some phrases. One sultana was a "foxy playful belle" whose target was to have her"chemical sons" sit on the throne
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Marcat
starbox | Jul 19, 2015 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
61
Membres
325
Popularitat
#72,884
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
3
ISBN
36
Llengües
4

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