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"Splendors Of Istanbul Houses And Palaces Along The Bosporus" 1993 HELLIER, Chris VENTURI, Francesco
$145
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.