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Article: Scholarly Sinan.(The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire)(Book Review)
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- The Architectural Review
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- November 1, 2005
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THE AGE OF SINAN, ARCHITECTURAL CULTURE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
By Gulru Necipoglu, London: Reaktion Books. 2005: [pounds sterling]60
Gulru Necipoglu has been the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at Harvard University since 1993. Her book on Sinan is a complete contrast to the countless coffee table books with stunning photographs of domed mosques and pointed minarets. This publication is a serious scholarly work carried out for over a decade and brings together many significant original sources, both published and unpublished. Born on 15 April 1489 to Greek Christian Anatolian parents, Sinan was appointed as chief architect in the ...