Ottoman textiles are considered to be some of the most elegant textiles that were produced in the Islamic world. They were executed in a range of woven techniques with satins and velvets. They were characterized with large scaled motifs and metallic threads. Some of the textiles remnants of the Ottoman Empire still exist today and have very much so played an influential role in textile making.
The Ottoman Empire is one of the largest and longest lasting empires in history, which spanned from 1299-1922 CE. It became the center of trade between the western and eastern world. During the 16th century the Ottoman Empires political and economic power reached its peak; therefore making the arts reach a turning point. Their textile industry became bigger and of more superior quality. The Ottoman sultans wore only the best fabrics, which were made into Kaftans and robes. Their choice of elegant fabrics and designs marked a statement for the Ottoman textile development. Some of the fabrics consisted of satin, silk, kemha, seraser, lampas, etc. They developed their own motifs and designs as well.
The main religion in the Ottoman Empire was Islam. Islam is a monotheistic religion that is based off of the revelations from the prophet Muhammad. The beliefs and symbols of this religion greatly influenced the designs used in their textiles.
Court designers made special textile designs for the courts garments and furnishings in the palace. There was a very high demand for these textiles
Their slave holders served them something, which had disagreeable taste and beared little resemblance to normal food. As for the Ottoman Empire, things were quite different. The Turkish Army had best clothes, food, and weapon. The Ottoman Empire was one of the gunpowder empires, and slaves, who protected the Sultan, had this privilege. The Empire took care of the soldiers, who were a part of the Sultan’s administration and his household.
The first art piece consists of a beautiful curtain fragment of coptic textile from the late Roman and early Byzantine 4th century. Woven textiles were commonly incorporated in Byzantine clothing tapestries, furniture coverings and curtains. The most expensive textiles were made of silk. Inexpensive textiles like the curtain fragment were made of linen and wool. Although dyed textiles were rare, they were colored with plant based dyes like saffron or minerals (Carrol, pg.57). The majority of textiles were created by the horizontal two-beam loom later to be replaced by the vertical loom and domed spindle whorl.
The Jazz culture inspired multiple dances, such as the Black Bottom and the ever-popular Charleston. These dances required lots of movement leading to a shift in women’s fashion. Women wore less undergarments, went without coresets, and designed dresses that allowed for more freedom of movement. In 1921, Coco Chanel introduced the “drop-waist” dress, which were worn with long strings of glass beads or pearls. By 1925 these dresses resembled the shifts that were worn under the dresses of the early 1900. Evening dress were made up of mesh material, sleeveless, low v-neckline or backless, and sometimes adorned with sequence. These new fashions were advertised in fashion magazines that made their appearance in the 20s, Vouge, The Queen, and the
Religion was very important in the Ottoman Empire, and it had a great influence on various activities done in the empire. Economy and Education were two of the many things that religion had influence on and impacted. Religion also changed the social classes and their order. Architecture was completely changed due to the Muslim architects and the way they put it together.
A lot of countries made their clothing for different reasons. For instance, Scotland made a fabric called tartans that showed what clan they are in, and Hawaiians production of clothing was part of religious significance. In the Middle Ages ties and belts were used more frequently because their clothes was oversized by modern standards. “With the Renaissance’s changes in art and society came more fitted clothes” (Source 2). They made their clothes more fitted by sewing multiple pieces of cloth instead of using just one big piece of cloth. Without closures like zippers it made it very difficult to get into their clothes. The wealthier people had their tailor customize their own patterns. “... height of 18th century, French fashion garments were truly works of art” (Source 2). The french started to ship in foreign pieces of clothes shipped from miles away and used silk-like materials. “... flashy fabrics fell out of use.. fit became increasingly more important in the 19th and 20th centuries” (Source 2). The flashy material went out of style and nobody really wanted to use it anymore. Instead of tunics and robes, men started to wear suits. Men and women were looking for a more fitted look
The Ottoman Empire was a military power, and demonstrated that they were a force to be reckoned with. Their successful conquering of Rome, Byzantium solidified their standing as a world power in 1453. The Ottoman Empire held to strict religious beliefs and practiced a form of Islam called Sunnism. Additionally, the Ottoman Empire made use of a system where the leaders in power also controlled the leaders of the church. The system was called casesaro-papism.
The Ottoman Empire consisted of Sunni Muslims. Along with the emperors throughout this time being politically in charge, they were also in charge by religion, with the title of caliph. The Ottoman Empire had a high tolerance for non-Muslims. They were so tolerant that most of the non-Muslims did not convert to Muslim. The only thing the Ottoman Empire did against other religions was they gave people of other religions a tax called jitza. Throughout the Ottoman Empire the tolerance for religion stayed consistently high.
An important time for the Ottomans was in 1453 when the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. This was a huge mark in time when the Ottoman expansion of power on land through military force. Even though the Ottoman Empire had a maritime fleet, they concentrated majority of their strength in their land armies, along with their cannons, which helped in the conquering of Constantinople. The Ottomans also attempted to conquer Vienna but had to retreat due to the weather, leaving behind many valuable items, including coffee beans.
The early Ottoman Empire came along a bit later than the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. It began in northwest Asia when a Muslim named Osman I created a small kingdom by bringing together Turkish warriors called ghazis (Osman…). Osman and his followers created the core of the Ottoman state by conquering a number of important countries in northwest Asia. Under the rule of Osman, the empire rapidly grew in territory and power by winning victory after victory in battle. In a very short period of time, the Ottomans gained control over much of southeastern Europe and became a major rival to the declining Byzantine Empire.
One of the most important events of the history was European expansion into the new world. Traditional Feudal societies collapsed under the weight of demographic and political changes during Eurasia experienced Mongol expansion and Black death. There was sociopolitical and religious conflict between states and reconsideration of traditional knowledge and institution. The social and intellectual revolutions in Europe can be considered provocative and subversive. Revolutions in the European society encouraged each other incrementally rather than remaining isolated and produced systematic and lasting changes in the European society.
This meant that they had different influences and ideas coming from all over. They also had good trade and technology because they had access to three continents. The Ottoman Empire was so great because of the exchange of ideas to and from different continents that surrounded them. Because the empire was so large and had
The Ottomans affected Persian tradition in a drastic way, from war to shared treaties to calligraphy, that Ottomans today are considered a part of Persian tradition. The people of both empires were exposed to very similar cultural ideas, such as art, literature, and architecture. However, the people were negatively influenced by wars and disputes among the dynasties. Throughout the 14th and 16th centuries, the Persian and Ottoman empires became a cultural melting pot, merging their beliefs and styles, which ultimately allowed both empires to progress at a faster
In this letter, the author seeks to address the position and status of the women in the Ottoman Empire. In the letter, he addresses how the women in the Ottoman society are marginalized and viewed as objects to their husbands. The context surrounding Bushbecq 's letter was because the issue surrounding the women status in the Islamic legal structures was very complicated in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was a vast political entity that existed for more than five hundred years, making it impossible to question how the women in the whole Ottoman legal structure ought to be treated. In the Islamic Empires, all the women were treated based on the Islamic law; therefore, questioning these meant questioning the Islamic laws which was a taboo. Women as a legal subject forms a very diverse topic which can be looked at in terms of marriage law, adultery laws, property laws, among others. Therefore, Bushceq 's letter was only an informative document and not one that took any side as he was not meant to question the set Islamic Laws.
They also developed trade routes within their empire. The Ottoman legal system accepted the religious law over its subjects. The Ottoman system had three court systems, one for Muslims, one for non-Muslims, involving appointed Jews and Christians ruling
Italian industry has grown immensely with the late 17th century induction of fashion apparels modernizing into the modern world of fashion entity. The industry has grown into upper class, high quality fashion accessory and apparel industry. The top companies have