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"Splendors Of Istanbul Houses And Palaces Along The Bosporus" 1993 HELLIER, Chris VENTURI, Francesco

HELLIER, Chris VENTURI, Francesco

[228] pp.

Abbeville Press

1993

12 3/8" x 9 7/8"

Fine/ Fine

In this sumptuously illustrated volume, author Chris Hellier traces both the architectural and social history of these stunning residences, beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, when Byzantine rule was brought to an end and Constantinople was established as the new capital of the growing Ottoman Empire.


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