Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans (Library of Ottoman Studies) by Suraiya Faroqhi
English | June 23rd, 2009 | ASIN: B00P6W6YPC, ISBN: 1845115880, 1848859600 | 272 pages | AZW3 | 1.74 MB
The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry – including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths, and even barbers – lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire.