Foroverfiftyyears, Metin AndchampionedTurkishtheatre, traditionalperformingarts, festivitiesandthe art of Ottomanminiature in dozens of articlesand ten titles in Turkishandotherlanguages. ThelistendswithOttomanFigurativeArts I: Miniature, whichatteststoAnd'sfascinationwiththesubject.
A fundamental "art of the book" as well as a courtly art form, miniaturefavoured a highlyrealisticdepiction of daily life, humanbeings, the urban fabricandbuildings – an aspectpromotedwidely in And'swork. Mini ...