Format:
343 S.
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zahlr. Ill., Kt., Portr.
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30 cm ; 2000 gr
ISBN:
9186884182
Note:
"This catalogue has been prepared for the exhibition 'Mehmed The Hunter's Imperial Procession' opening June 1 2006, at the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation, Pera Museum". - Errata sheet inserted
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and index
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In 1657 the Swedish king Charles X Gustaf sent his envoy Claes Ralamb to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and the Sublime Porte to promote good relations between Sweden and the Ottoman Empire. Claes Ralamb arrived in Constantinople in May 1657 and stayed until late January 1658. The cultural legacy of his embassy would be important, even unique. In Ralamb's diary, published in Swedish and in English, we find interesting and detailed information about everyday life in the Ottoman world. An album with 121 small pictures in water colours of men and women in characteristic outfits acquired by Ralamb render visual life to Ralamb's texts. Most important are twenty large paintings depicting an imperial procession of the Ottoman Sultan and hundreds of his courtiers parading through the streets of Constantinople, moving from the Topkapı Palace to Edirne for the hunt, the favourite pleasure of Mehmed IV
Language:
English
Subjects:
Scandinavian Studies
Keywords:
Rålamb, Claes 1622-1698
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Schweden
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Botschafter
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Osmanisches Reich
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Geschichte 1657-1658
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Mehmed IV. Osmanisches Reich, Sultan 1642-1692
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Festumzug
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Geschichte 1657-1658
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Malerei
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Biografie
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Aufsatzsammlung
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