[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères. – Vintage Print
![[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ef/ef5b374a772c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.
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Few Ottoman interiors are as recognizable as the Ulu Cami in Bursa, and this view centers on the carved wooden minbar and the mihrab that marks the direction of prayer. Sultan Bayezid I commissioned the Great Mosque in the late fourteenth century, when Bursa was the Ottoman capital, and its hall beneath many domes remains one of its best-known features. The print comes from an album by Abdullah Frères, the Istanbul studio whose views are now part of the Abdul-Hamid II Collection, and its caption appears in both Ottoman Turkish and French. Look closely at the calligraphy and ornament, which the albumen process renders in fine, soft detail.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Also known as the Ulu Cami of Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 5. No. 5. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yesil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Mihrabs--Turkey--Bursa--1880-1900. Minbars--Turkey--Bursa--1880-1900. Mosques--Turkey--Bursa--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,051 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172052 |
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