"The heyday of gilding in the Ottoman Empire
ISTANBUL - The illustrious years of tezhip (gilding) in the Ottoman Empire lasted from Fatih Sultan Mehmed to Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, approximately 100 years. Then in tandem with the slow decline of the Ottoman Empire, the quality of education and training, standards and materials underwent a similar deterioration"
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