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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. KURKMAN, GARO Anatolian weights and measures. Istanbul: Suna & Inan Kirac Akdeniz Medeniyetleri Arastirma Enstitusu, 2003. 4to., 423 p., color and b/w ills. Printed to 650 copies. Original binding. Dust wrapper. New Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: 9789757078173 CATALOG: Turkish & Islamic arts KEYWORDS: Weight Measure Collection Anatolia Ottoman culture Byzantium Roman Empire Anatolian Weightsand Measures is the most comprehensive study ever made of weights and measures used in Anatolia from pre-history to the 20th century. Aspects covered include: Description of weighing and measuring equipment / Units of measurements used over the millenia. Ottoman laws concerning the introduction of the metric system, Glossary of terms relating to weights and measures used throughout the Ottoman Empire. The book is lavishly illustrated with over eight hundred photographs, Drawings and miniature paintings. All together 513 weights and other measuring equipment in the Suna & Inan Kirac Mediterranean Civilizations Research Institute collection are illustrated in full colour. Seller Inventory # 3449