Comments on Dating the Public Ottoman Baths on Bulgarian Lands (15th–19th C.) Cover Image
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Коментар върху датирането на османските обществени бани по българските земи (XV–XIX век)
Comments on Dating the Public Ottoman Baths on Bulgarian Lands (15th–19th C.)

Author(s): Lubomir Mikov
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН

Summary/Abstract: It is a difficult task to precisely date the Ottoman public baths. This is due to the fact that most of them do not have building inscriptions. Owing to this reason the dating of the baths in our country was determined mainly by researchers on the basis of architectural and decorative style features of the baths. Or, in other words, the dating is to a great degree approximate within the frames of a century. There are two baths without inscriptions that require a special comment on their dating. One is Deli hamam in Lovech, and the other is the old bath in Haskovo...

  • Issue Year: XXXVII/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 53-60
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian