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Book SynopsisThe present volume contains critical editions of all five autobiographical accounts of the The sixteenth-century Ottoman architect Sinan, along with transcriptions, annotated translations, and facsimiles of the most important variant versions; an introductory essay that analyzes the various surviving manuscripts, reconstructs their histories, and establishes the relationships between them; and a preface that considers the sources, themes, and broader implications of the five autobiographies.
Table of ContentsPreface: “Sources, Themes, and Cultural Implications of Sinan’s Autobiographies” by Gülru Necipoğlu Authors’ Notes and Acknowledgments Note on Transcription Abbreviations Introduction . Synopsis of Relationships between Texts and Manuscripts Works Cited Adsız Risale, (AR) [Untitled Treatise] Risāletü'l-Miʿmāriyye, (RM) [Treatise on Architecture] Tuḥfetü'l-Miʿmārīn, (TM) [Choice Gift of the Architects] Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye (TE) [Record of Buildings] Teẕkiretü’l-Bünyān (TB) [Record of Construction] Collations of Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Collations of Teẕkiretü’l-Bünyān Note on the Format of Appendices Appendix I: Citation Index of Buildings Listed in Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Appendix II: Sequence of Citations in Inventories Listed in Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Appendix III: Comparison of Prose Introduction in AR, RM, TM, and TE Facsimiles Index
