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Freely, John

Istanbul : The Imperial City

Viking, 1997

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Year of publication
1997
ISBN
0670859729
Place of printing
London
Author
Freely, John
Publishers
Viking
Edition
1st UK Edition
Keyword
BYZANTIUM CONSTANELSE FINETINOPLE ISTANBUL OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Cover description
Near Fine - Slight Chip
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

This is a biography of the city originally known as Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople and now called Istanbul. With a population of 10 million, it's the largest city in Turkey, adorned with splendid monuments of both Ottoman and Byzantium empires. This book gives an account of the city's history from the time of its founding up to the present day along with notes on the monuments that have survived from the successive epochs of its past. It's a biography rather than a political or architectural city with the emphasis on the life of the people and of the city.414p. plates illus, bliography.index 1" chip to DJ.else fine