Ottoman Metalwork in the Balkans and in Hungary by Ibolya Gerelyes and Maximilian Hartmuth / Hungarian National Museum / Paperback 2015

PAPERBACK 2015

ISBN: 9786155209475 / 978-6155209475

ISBN-10: 6155209472

PAGES: 216

PUBLISHER: Hungarian National Museum

LANGUAGE: English

English Summary:

In this volume, researchers from seven countries investigate metalwork and metalworkers in the European territories of the former Ottoman Empire, from the Middle Ages up until today. While individually the studies focus on specific aspects of metalwork in the region, together they give a remarkably broad overview of the subject as a whole. In the pages of this book, the reader is introduced to products in an area stretching from Slovakia to Greece and from Bosnia through Bulgaria to the imperial capital Istanbul. The pieces discussed range from everyday copperware items to splendid masterpieces of goldsmiths’ art. The last mentioned include vessels for liturgical use, but also artifacts made for the Ottoman court.

Most of these studies are based on presentations given by their authors at a conference held at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest in February 2012.