Poster of the the Orosdi-Back building in Istanbul, early 1920s with the articles sold in Ottoman script (partly French) and features of modernity.
25th Levantine Heritage Foundation Zoom lecture gathering with guest speaker Prof. Uri M. Kupferschmidt.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Middle East experienced a period of globalisation and trade expansion. Western consumer goods, such as clothing, sewing machines, typewriters, and eyeglasses, were introduced through specialised stores and diffused throughout society.
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Poster of the the Orosdi-Back building in Istanbul, early 1920s with the articles sold in Ottoman script (partly French) and features of modernity.