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This book re-evaluates Ottoman art of the early modern period within the Renaissance paradigm. It argues that the Ottomans indeed had a Renaissance at the same time as the Europeans of the West and that, whilst sharing certain characteristics, the Ottomans experience a Renaissance distinct to their European counterparts. In addition to the influences of classical Greece and Rome. Metin Mustafa argues that the Ottomans drew on their Eastern past -- their Steppe heritage, Islamic, Timurid, and Persian influences thus marking a significant divergence from the West. By casting the net wide and clearly demonstrating the vast range of traditions which inspired the grand cultural phenomenon of the early modern Ottoman period. He uniquely situats the Ottoman Renaissance in a more meaningful hisotircal context. East and West were fundamental to the Ottoman mindset and this is what is emphasised in this book.

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This book is distinctive for the directness with which it addresses its subject. While earlier Ottoman art and architecture have gestured toward connections with the Renaissance, these connections are presented here in a lucid and systematic way that will engender considerable discussion, inviting a general re-evaluation of what we mean by 'The Renaissance. -- Giancarlo Casale, Professor of Early Modern History of the Mediterranean, University of Minnesota and author of The Ottoman Age of Exploration

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Metin Mustafa holds a PhD in Ottoman Renaissance art from The University of Notre Dame Australia and Bachelor of education in Humanities rfrom The University of Sydney. The author taught History and Teaching Methodology at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Charles Sturt University and Australian Catholic University. His research interests include: the idea of many renaissances and cross-cultural interactions in the early modern Mediterranean world between the Ottomans and Europeans.

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