Ottoman fake an essay on forgers, bureaucrats, and philologists (18th-20th centuries) / by Marc Aymes ; translated from the French by Adrian Morfee.

Uniform titleFaux-Monnayeurs d'Istanbul. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/d3756150-562d-8f32-3f01-14c3b17c823a
Variant title Essay on forgers, bureaucrats, and philologists (18th-20th centuries)
Physical mediumillustrations
SeriesPhilological encounters monographs, 2451-9200 ; volume 5
Partial contents Part 1. Apprehensions and Reprehensions: Looking for Imprints -- Part 2. Characterization and Classification: The Morphology of Reports and Relationships.
Abstract "Coins, notes, fats, oils, soda waters, teas and wines, dyes and medicines, diplomas, certificates, patents and titles... Fakes were everywhere in the late Ottoman world. Did anyone care? As this book shows, calls to "discriminate the true from the fake", a founding motto of philological practice from the 16th century onwards, prompted many encounters between forgers and bureaucrats in the late Ottoman world. Each tells a different story about how fakes occurred. Quoted and translated in full, reports of these forgery affairs shed new light on Ottoman state-society relations. They show that the taming of the fake has been crucial to the reforming of the state"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2024054984
ISBN9789004705715 hardback acid-free paper
ISBNe-book

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