An Italian Renaissance Gate for the Khan: Visual Culture in Early Modern Crimea

This article introduces the Renaissance “Iron Gate” erected in 1503–4 in the Khan’s Palace in Bahçesaray, Crimea. It proposes a new interpretation of this famous portal in the residence of the Crimean khans, taking into consideration the broader cultural context of early modernity. The research focu...

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Main Author: Kançal-Ferrari, Nicole 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-123
Further subjects:B Khan’s Palace Crimea Crimean khanate Ottoman inscriptions Islamic coins Turco-Islamic titulature Renaissance Renaissance in the Balkans Sultan Mehmed II Sultan Selim I Khan Mengli Geray I Giray 

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