Salvete Omne,
a quick entry today - the great French National Library on line aka Gallica contains a digital copy of a manuscript titled 'Costumes de la Cour du Grand Seigneur '[Ottoman Turkish emperor], compiled around 1630AD.
Drawn and painted in gouache, and written in Italian this manuscript is a veritable feast for the eyes, showing the splendor and beauty of the old Ottoman and Crimean Tatar costumes and people.
Some of the plates below:
Tatar khan
Tatar warrior
Cairo [Ottoman Egyptian cavalryman)
and his servant
master of the stables
Courier
Janissary
Valete
1 comment:
Thank you for posting these images and the link to the book.
Regards, James
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