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hanap tankard, a cylindrical vessel with a kaftan collarless, long- or short-sleeved
single handle used as a drinking vessel garment used both as an outer robe
Harem sacred or protected place; name given and an inner robe by men and
to the quarters in the Topkapi Palace women. The ceremonial outer kaftan
occupied by the family of the sultan was open in the front and had long
sleeves that hung at the back; the
Has Oda Throne Room in the third courtyard of arms of the wearer would pass
the Topkapi Palace used during the through the slits in the shoulders and
ceremonial activities; also called the expose the inner kaftan. The inner
Hirka-i Saadet Odasi (Chamber of the kaftan, called entari, was held at the
Holy Mantle) since it housed the waist by a jeweled belt or an
sacred relics, including the mantle and embroidered sash and usually had
banner of the Prophet Muhammed short sleeves, to which separate
and the swords of the four orthodox sleeves, called kolluk, would be
caliphs attached
haseki favorite; highest rank in the Harem kanun secular law issued by the sultan in the
among the women of the sultan form of fermans on topics not covered
hatayi stylized lotus blossom; frequently by the §eriat
accompanied by buds and leaves and katib scribe or calligraphier; plural, katiban
used in decorative scrolls
kelime-i tevhid "There is no god but God and
Hazine Treasury in the third courtyard of the Muhammed is his prophet/' the
Topkapi Palace, where the sultans' profession of Muslim faith and
valuable objects were kept declaration of God's unity
hilat robe of honor; following the Islamic kemha compound-weave fabric using
tradition of presenting sumptuous polychrome silks together with gold,
robes as gifts to deserving dignitaries, gilded silver, and silver metallic
the Ottoman sultans gave one or more threads
hilats to foreign ambassadors, court
officials, and esteemed artists kethüda lieutenant, or second-in-charge
hutbe sermon given in the name of the kilic characteristic Ottoman sword with a
ruling sultan that follows the curving blade
traditional prayer on Friday, the kolluk detachable sleeves buttoned to the
Islamic day of rest and worship shoulders of a short-sleeved inner
imaret soup kitchen distributing free meals to kaftan, or entari
the needy, frequently a part of an kufi angular script
architectural compound endowed by a kursi lectern
patron
küftgari inlay work using gold wire hammered
janissary anglicized version of yeniqeri, meaning into a roughened metal surface
new recruits; this corps, recruited from
the devsjrme children, constituted the kimdekari woodworkers who also carved and
most highly disciplined branch of the cut ivory, mother-of-pearl, and
infantry tortoiseshell and inlaid them on
wooden objects; also applied to the
kaati découpage; calligraphy employing technique of constructing woodwork
letters cut out of paper and pasted by interlocking panels
onto a sheet; a technique also applied
to producing three-dimensional masjapa jug with a single handle used as a
paintings drinking vessel
kadi judge in Ottoman courts who makili angular script written in a
administered the §eriat and kanun checkerboard format
matara ceremonial canteen used by the sultan,
carried by the head of the Has Oda
medrese university; frequently a part of an
architectural compound endowed by a
patron
mec sword with a straight, thin blade
muhakkak a style of cursive script
musavvir painter; word used to denote a painter
of figures
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