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Description edit
This book offers an insight into the harem and harem life, focusing on the famed Seraglio of Topkapi Palace. The author uses her first-hand experience to describe the absolute rule of the sultans, the slave markets and the eunuchs. The book is illustrated with paintings by Delacroix, Ingres... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
I was born in a konak (oid house), which was once the harem of a pasha.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
The Grand Harem
Introduction
Daily Life in the Sultan's Harem
Costume and Finery
The Baths
Food
Sultanas
Eunuchs
Harem Life in the City
Ordinary Harems
West Meets East
Oriental Dream
Survivals
Chronology
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alev Lytle Croutier (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 1998
ISBN: 978-1558591592
Page Count: 224 pages
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 1998
ISBN: 978-1558591592
Page Count: 224 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.420917671
Subjects edit
- Books › Arts & Photography › History & Criticism › Regional › Middle Eastern
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies › History
- Books › History › Asia › Turkey
- Books › Arts & Photography › Schools, Periods & Styles
- Books › History › Middle East
- Books › History › World
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