Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710

THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE WAS HEIR TO THE ARCHITECTURAL TRADITIONS NOT ONLY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE BUT ALSO TO THOSE OF THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC MIDDLE EAST. THIS BOOK EXPLORES THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, SOCIO-POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, AND PURPOSES OF OTTOMAN MILITARY ARCHITECTURE, AND REVEALS THE INCORPORATION OF MANY DIFFERENT TRADITIONS THAT LED TO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTS IN FORM, FUNCTION AND DECORATION OF THESE REMARKABLE CONSTRUCTIONS.