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From the Khamsah of Nizami (BL Or.6810, f. 214r). Iskandar (Alexander the Great) consults with the Seven Sages. His portrait is that of Husayn Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469-1506. An inscription in the arch of the window dates this to AH 900 (1494/1495)
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The image depicts an upscale coffeehouse in 19th century Istanbul. It is part of the first edition of the folio depicting Melling's time in Istanbul.
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This photograph is of a coffeehouse located within the city of Isfahan but not within one of Shah Abbas' major building projects. It also shares many similarities to other coffeehouses in Isfahan.
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This is an architectural plan of a coffeehouse located along the Chaharbagh. The plan shows many architectural similarities between this coffeehouse and those shown in the plan of the Maydan coffeehouses.
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This photograph is of the northeast side of the Maydan where the coffeehouses were located. It has been renovated since then, but is the same basic structure of the coffeehouse complex.
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The image depicts an ornately decorated coffeehouse found within Istanbul. It depicts a conversational environment with forms of entertainment in the background.
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The photograph depicts one of many coffeehouses located along the Chaharbagh. The coffeehouse spills out onto the street which is a common feature of coffeehouses. It shows many other similarities with the architecture of the coffeehouses located within the Maydan.
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The perspective the axonometric view of the coffeehouse complex provides allows for a better understanding of how the interior structure and layout of the building. The additional dimensions also provide a better image of the entrance portals to the coffeehouses.
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The northeast section of the Maydan is where the coffeehouse complex was located. The plan shows the layout of the coffeehouses and how they were integrated into the surrounding architecture.
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The image depicts the Qaysaria Gate and Maydan that are located within the Naqsh-I Jahan Royal Square. The image is taken from the south side of the square facing north.
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This plan documents the lay out of Isfahan's royal square and highlights the major buildings on the site. (1) Ali Qapu, (2) Gate of Qaysaria, (3) Qaysaria, (4) Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, (5) Abbasid Jami Mosque.
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The highlighted and labelled portions of the plan indicate the major projects constructed during Shah Abbas' building campaign.
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This image shows a close of up of the woodwork done on the al-Attarin Madrasa.
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A highly decorated miniature which depicts a procession from the circumcision ceremony of Akbar's sons. Akbar can be seen seated in the center as gold is distributed to the capital's poor as dancers in Chaghatai Turkish dress dance around him. The miniature is part of his biography written much later towards his death in 1605, while the ceremony depicted occurred in 1573.
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This is an image of an engraving that depicts the northern side of the the Maydan-i Naqsh-i Jahan where the Qaysaria Gate and coffeehouse complex are located. The engraving originally comes from the travelogue of Jean Chardin.
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This is another side view of the Cemberlitas Hamami. The Column of Constantine is visible to the left of the frame.
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In this image, one can see the original inscribed portico entrance originally only used by male visitors, but now used by both men and women. The descending staircase leading down to the entrance is due to rising street levels over the course the hammam's five centuries of continuous operation. Back when it was originally opened, its entrance would have been street level.
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This image offers a side view of the Cemberlitas Hamami, which includes a bit of the central dome. The street levels have risen since the bathhouse's construction and the structure is crowded on the exterior by shopfronts.
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This image depicts the outside of one of the hammam's smaller domes. It is through the small openings in the dome's curved surface that the hot rooms below receive streams of light.
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Picture of the men's dressing room and reception area in the Cemberlitas Hamami. This is a space male bathers would use to prepare for entrance into the warm and hot rooms of the hammam.
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The miniature features a mode coffeehouse on wheels from which patrons are served. It is included in the Sūrnāme-i Hümāyān (Imperial Festival Book) of the Imperial Circumcision Ceremony of 1582. The illustrations of the festival all depict a procession of performances at the hippodrome overseen by Sultan Murad III. The presence of a coffee sellers guild within such an important festival demonstrates the rise of coffee within Ottoman lands and both the coffeehouse and the festival itself were dynamic social space, exemplifying the connection to the group and class themes.
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This image shows one of the walls of the main courtyard of the al-Attarin Madrasa, with windows to the second floor.
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This image shows a plan of the Bou Inania Madrasa.
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This image shows a plan of the Abu al-Hasan Madrasa.
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This image shows a plan of the al-Sahrij Madrasa.