Birgi : an Old Turkish Cultural Centre in Western Anatolia /
Machiel Kiel.
- İstanbul : Archaeology and Art Publications, c2013.
- 144 p. : illus., plans ; 22 cm.
- Archaeology and Art Publications. .
Autographed by the Autor for NIT Library.
Includes bibliographical footnotes.
I. Introduction -- II. Geographical setting -- III. The ancient and Byzantine history of the area of Birgi -- IV. Birgi as residence of the Aydınoğlu Princes, 1308-1425 -- V. Birgi in the Ottoman Period (1425-1922) -- a) 15th and 16th centuries, Growth and Expansion -- b) The Destruction, Recovery and Re-structuring of Birgi -- c) 19th Century, Stagnation and Loss of Importance -- d) The 20th Century, Destruction and Partial Recovery -- VI. Vakf Documents as Source for the History of Birgi -- a) The Vakf of the Ulu Cami of Birgi -- b) Vakf of Disappeared Buildings -- c) Abbreviated Translation of Four Foundation Charters of Buildings in Birgi, which for the greater part still exist. Preserved in Ankara, in the Archive of the General Directorate of Pious Foundations -- VII. Transcriptions of the original Ottoman Text as given in VI a) b) c).
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Cultural property--Economic aspects--Turkey--Birgi. City planning--Turkey--Birgi--History. Cultural relations--Turkey--Economic aspects--Birgi. Architecture--Turkey--Birgi--History.