Robyn Dora Radway
Portraits of Empires: Habsburg Albums from the German House in Ottoman Constantinople
Portraits of Empires: Habsburg Albums from the German House in Ottoman Constantinople
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ExcellentIn the late 16th century, the German House in Constantinople was a hub for travelers, where they left behind a collection of albums filled with images, messages, and decorated papers. Portraits of Empires explores this early form of social media, revealing a vibrant transimperial culture and raising questions about imperial belonging and artistic practices.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 03 October 2023
Publisher: Indiana University Press
In the late 16th century, a multitude of travelers journeyed to the residence of the Habsburg ambassador in Constantinople, known as the German House. This centrally situated inn provided nourishment, wine, shelter, and delightful companionship to the subjects of the emperor. As a result, an extraordinary collection of albums emerged, brimming with images, messages, adorned papers, and various other artifacts. Portraits of Empires presents a comprehensive exploration of this early manifestation of social media, which had a profound influence on subsequent European iconography. By showcasing a vibrant transimperial culture as experienced from diverse perspectives—including Muslims and Christians, nobles and servants, scholars and stable boys—the pocket-sized albums housing these curiosities have remained largely disconnected from the abundant archival records associated with the German House and its inhabitants. Robyn Dora Radway not only introduces these objects, the individuals who populated their pages, and the house at the heart of their creation but also offers insightful arguments regarding the chronologies of exchange, workshop practices, the curation of social networks and visual collections based on status, and the purposes behind these highly individualized material portraits.
Featuring a captivating array of 162 stunning color images, Portraits of Empires reconstructs the world of Habsburg subjects residing in Ottoman Constantinople. Through the use of a diverse and distinctive set of objects, the book raises thought-provoking questions about imperial belonging and the artistic practices employed to articulate it.
Weight: 824g
Dimension: 215 x 280 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780253066923
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