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Period

Turkey - History - Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

Images

  • Physicians, representing the Holy League against the Turks, gather around the sick sultan; representing the Peace of Karlowitz. Etching by G.M. Mitelli, ca. 1700.
  • A Christian man being shaved while a Turk sharpens his scimitar on a whetstone behind, surrounded by representations of virtues and proverbs; representing the exposure of Europe to a Turkish invader. Engraving.
  • A Christian man being shaved while a Turk sharpens his scimitar on a whetstone behind; representing the exposure of Europe to a Turkish invader. Engraving.

Catalogue

    • Manuscripts

    [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 25].

    • Manuscripts

    [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 7].

    • Manuscripts

    [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 34].

    • Manuscripts

    [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 26].

    • Manuscripts

    [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 35].

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