12 February 2014

Ottoman Turks

Below is a link with a large handful of images from a manuscript published in Turkey in 1620. They're all pictures of soldiers, administrators, generals, and soldiers. They're absolutely beautiful and I want everybody to see them.

The link:
http://greatestbattles.iblogger.org/Ottoman/Album/Sloane.htm

 And an example:



Gorgeous!
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