Atasoy, Nurhan. Otağ-i Hümayun. The Ottoman Imperial Tent Complex. Istanbul: Mepa, 2000, 1st ed., oblong 4to, 304 pp., numerous colour illus., cloth, dust-wrapper, slipcase. An important publication on Ottoman textiles and Imperial tents culture. It reflects the inner world of the Ottomans who transformed the nomadic culture they brought along to Anatolia into a refined lifestyle. Even though 624 years of Ottoman rule is the topic of numerous other works, this is one of the few books which depicts the lifestyle of the Ottomans in detail. Atasoy’s magnum work won the Textile Society of America’s r.l. Shep Memorial Book Award in 2000. Oversize and heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost.