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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.

Hardcover. Condition: New. KURKMAN, GARO Anadolu agirlik ve olculeri. Istanbul: Suna & Inan Kirac Akdeniz Medeniyetleri Arastirma Enstitusu, 2003. 4to., 439 p., color ills. Printed to 650 copies. Original binding. Dust wrapper. New Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: 9757078166 CATALOG: Turkish & Islamic arts KEYWORDS: Weight Collection Measure Ottoman culture Anatolia Roman Empire Byzantium Tarti ve olcu sistemleri tarim urunlerinin tartilmasi, arazilerin olculmesi veya ticaret islemlerinin standartlastirilmasi amaciyla once Misir ve Babil'de gelistirilmistir. Terazinin M.O. 3500 yillarinda Misirlilar tarafindan kullanildigi bilinmektedir. Eski Yunanlilar ve Romalilar doneminde de terazi, olcek ve cetvel kullaniminin yaygin oldugu, gunumuze ulasan orneklerden anlasilmaktadir. Anadolu'da antik caglardan baslayarak Ortacag'a kadar kara ve deniz yollariyla yapilan ticarette tanimadigi olculerle alisveris yapmak istemeyen tuccarlarin, kendi ulkelerinin agirlik ve uzunluk olculerini beraberlerinde tasidiklari, deniz batiklari uzerindeki arastirmalardan ve kazi sonuclarindan anlasilmaktadir. Anadolu'dan transit gecen ya da bir sure burada ikamet eden tuccarlar, muhtemelen calinmamasi icin bu tartilari gomduklerinden ya da bu topraklarda vefat ettiklerinden, tasidiklari kantar ve agirliklarin bu sekilde Anadolu topraklarinda kaldigi dusunulmektedir. Kimi arastirmacilar, buyuk bir yanilsama ile, bu agirlik ve mukayese birimlerinin, bulundugu topraklara ait oldugunu ileri surmektedir.