Silk and Propaganda — Two Ottoman Silk Flags and the Relief of Vienna, 1683
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11865768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Karl (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 192-215 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Textile History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-4969 • E-ISSN: 1743-2952 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0040496914z.00000000047 |
| OpenAlex | W2089938753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article focuses on two Ottoman silk flags and discusses not only their original contexts of production but also traces their biographies until their reception as booty items and their further use after the Siege of Vienna in 1683. Banners and standards were symbolically charged signs used for military organisation. The higher the rank of a flag, the more coveted it was as booty. It was not so much their material value, which was in fact negligible, but rather their symbolic worth that made them so desirable. In their new context in the hands of the enemy they could be used for propaganda purposes, as indeed they were during and after the second siege of Vienna in 1683. This article investigates the trajectories of two flags captured at the siege and a year after its end and explores the intentions behind their use for propaganda purposes. It thus attempts to untangle the political rivalries, imperial vanities and cultural misunderstandings underlying their complex biographies
Adversary · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · FLAGS register · Political science · Politics · Siege · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |