The Seljuks of Anatolia

This beautiful work by the late Michael Broome intends to bring together detailed descriptions of the surviving coins of Rum. The coinage is still plentiful and much of it was skilfully engraved and well struck. Although detailed descriptions have been published of Seljuq coins in most major collections, no previous attempt has been made to provide an overall coverage.Over 7,500 specimens are noted in this survey and it is hoped that it includes most of the material accessible to scholars. Nevertheless, there is still a small proportion still to be examined; and thus the catalogue has been arranged to make space for the discovery of new types.

Byzantine rule over Anatolia ended in the eleventh century, leaving the population and its Turkish rulers to build social and economic institutions throughout the region. The emerging Anatolian society comprised a highly heterogeneous population of Christians and Muslims whose literati produced legal documents in Arabic, literary texts in Persian, and some of the earliest written works in the Turkish language. Yet the cultural landscape that emerged as a result has received very little attention—until now.Investigating daily life in Anatolia during the fourteenth century, Foodways and Daily Life in Medieval Anatolia draws on a creative array of sources, including hagiographies, archaeological evidence, Sufi poetry, and endowment deeds, to present an accessible portrait of a severely under-documented period. Grounded in the many ways food enters the human experience, Nicolas Trépanier's comprehensive study delves into the Anatolian preparation of meals and the social interactions that mealtime entails—from a villager's family supper to an elaborately arranged banquet—as well as the production activities of peasants and gardeners; the marketplace exchanges of food between commoners, merchants, and political rulers; and the religious landscape that unfolded around food-related beliefs and practices. Brimming with enlightening details on such diverse topics as agriculture, nomadism, pastoralism, medicine, hospitality, and festival rituals, Foodways and Daily Life in Medieval Anatolia presents a new understanding of communities that lived at a key juncture of world history.

Başka büyük ve güçlü devletlerde olduğu gibi Selçuklu Devleti'nin yaşam öyküsünü de, ardında bıraktığı yazılı metinleri, yapıları, sanat yapıtlarını incelemenin, tarih kitaplarını karıştırmanın yanı sıra, sikkelerin izini sürerek okumak gerekir. Giderek bu izlerin, tarihi yeniden kurmada en önemli kılavuzumuz olduğu ve kimi ayrıntıların,doğrudan doğruya sikkelerin incelenmesiyle ortaya çıktığı söylenebilir. Çözmeyi bilenler için sikkelerin gizli dili, şaşırtıcı anlamlar ipuçları ve ışıklar taşır.
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Bu çalışmamız sırasında Anadolu’daki meslek sahiplerini; doğrudan kaynaklarda geçen mesleklerden (kazzâz, hattâb, zer-ger
gibi),mesleklerin icrâ edildiği dükkân, han, çarşı ve pazar yerlerinden(demirciler çarşısı, şekerciler hanı, dükkân-ı revvasî gibi),şahısların isimlerine dâhil lâkablardan (Ahmed Debbâğ, Mehmed Hayyât gibi) tespit etmek için çaba gösterdim.(Önsöz'den)