[Volume III.]

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This volume is a plate-illustrated record of Ottoman court figures and ceremonial dress, engraved in the eighteenth century for a European readership, as the captions in French indicate. The engravings show seated and standing officials in full costume, with turbans, long robes and fur-trimmed mantles set against plain architectural backgrounds, while the interleaved ornamental headpieces show flower urns framed by acanthus scrolls and garlands, useful for designers seeking period costume references and decorative border motifs.

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