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Textiles And The Portrayal Of Power: Figuring European-Ottoman Relations, 16th-17th Centuries, Kathryn A. Krocheski May 2022

Textiles And The Portrayal Of Power: Figuring European-Ottoman Relations, 16th-17th Centuries, Kathryn A. Krocheski

University Scholar Projects

The exploration of the complex relationship between Tudor England and the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth-century through Turkish textiles and motifs present in Tudor portraiture.


A Spectacle Of Great Beauty: The Changing Faces Of Hagia Sophia, Victoria M. Villano May 2012

A Spectacle Of Great Beauty: The Changing Faces Of Hagia Sophia, Victoria M. Villano

Master's Theses

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Architecture In Archaeology: An Examination Of Domestic Space In Bronze Age Mesopotamia, Megan E. Drennan May 2010

Architecture In Archaeology: An Examination Of Domestic Space In Bronze Age Mesopotamia, Megan E. Drennan

Honors Scholar Theses

The study of architecture within archaeology has not had a direct, well-defined history nor a singular academic pursuit. Yet over time, four branches have developed; they examine: 1) the object itself; structures as artifacts, 2) activity areas within a structure, 3) the specific way in which a building confines space, and 4) the relationship between human behavior and architecture.

This investigation surveys domestic space in the Bronze Age Mesopotamian urban centers of Tell Asmar, Nippur, and Ur. The analysis uses methods from the study of space, such as space syntax, access analysis, and visibility angles, to demonstrate the probability of …