‎Constantinople ‎

‎Texts by FABRIZIO LOLLINI, PAOLO ODORICO, OVIDIU OLAR, ILEANA STANCULESCU, CATALINA VELCULESCU.‎

‎Byzantine manuscripts in Bucharest's collections.= Manuscrise bizantine în colectii bucurestene. Project coordinator: Ileana Stanculescu.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. Oblong 4to. (22 x 30 cm). In English and Romanian. 115, [140] p., fully color ills. Byzantine manuscripts in Bucharest's collections.= Manuscrise bizantine în colectii bucurestene. Project coordinator: Ileana Stanculescu. From the first article: "From the photographs taken over time, we chose those which best capture a special artistic quality with their strictly documentary value. This selection of manuscripts ends before the dawn of the 16th century, given the common view that after the fall of Constantinople (1453) we can no longer speak of a truly Byzantine culture, but only of a Byzantine style, albeit one which continued to shine. The selection of images was also intended to emphasize not only the aesthetics of the illuminated folios, but also those details that are significant for the codices as a whole, things which would dryly translate today as typeface font type, page layout and binding. Far from the sight of all interested parties, the Byzantine manuscripts in the Bucharest repositories are still full of mysteries waiting to be discovered and explained by researchers. We present these images here to provide a platform for a wider discussion of the significance of the Byzantine legacy for Romanian pre-modern culture. For the identification and description of the items chosen we used several catalogues, either manuscript or in print, which we then compared with the corresponding labels used by the repositories. The bibliography at the end of the volume indicates the various catalogues used for each collection. We found a wealth of details pertaining to the manuscript collections of the Romanian Patriarchy in the album published by the archimandrite Policarp. This is an excellent occasion to thank the specialists involved in the inventory of the collection for the additional information they supplied. We extend our warmest gratitude to them.Here and there we updated and corrected the information found in the aforementioned sources in the light of recent research: the dating of ms. sl. II 280, from the Library of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Antim Monastery. We thank Mrs Tatiana Popova (University of St. Petersburg in Severodvinsk), for the observation that we are dealing with a direct copy, made at the end of the 14th century, of the Russian metropolitan Kyprian's reworking (dated 1385) of the Ladder of John Climax. Ms. sl. II 280 belongs to a group of manuscripts kept at Antim Monastery, but originates from a collection in Slava Rusa, a settlement in Dobrogea and a known...".‎

‎Texts by NECDET SAKAOGLU - MUSTAFA ALP DAGISTANLI - GÖKHAN TAN - CAN KOMAZ.‎

‎Colorful Besiktas. [Album of photographs]. Photos by Baris Acarli, Izzet Keribar et alli.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (31 x 23 cm). In English. 288 p., color and b/w photos. Colorful Besiktas. [Album of photographs]. Photos by Baris Acarli, Izzet Keribar et alli. "The capital of an empire, the son of republic, the place that religions blend together, the junction that history and today meet, The Bosphorus paradise, the land of gardens, home of palaces, mansions, quarters which are still alive, the place of day and night, Besiktas, Kabaa of black and white.".‎

‎Texts by R. R. R. SMITH.‎

‎Sculptured for eternity. Treasures of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine art from Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Photos by Ahmet Ertug.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. In publisher's box. Folio. (41 x 34 cm). In English. 365 p., 187 color photographic plts. Sculptured for eternity. Treasures of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine art from Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Photos by Ahmet Ertug. "The Istanbul Archaeological Museum is home to some of the world's most important collections of archaeological artifacts. The text of this splendid book, whose subject is the museum's rich collections of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine sculpture, was prepared by Dr. R. R. R. Smith, a professor of archaeology at Oxford University. All the works were photographed by Ahmet Ertug, whose images of such masterpieces as the Alexander, Sidamara, and Lycian sarcophagi are presented as stunning panoramic views. The photographs in this book together with facsimile reproductions of the original sculptures were exhibited in the Tuileries Gardens of the Louvre Museum in Paris in August and September 2002, an artistic event that was attended by about 50 thousand people in the course of just two months' time. 34 by 41 cms., hardbound covered with Japanese cloth, presented in a special case.". A very heavy volume. Extra shipping fee will be requested.‎

‎Texts by SAMIH RIFAT.‎

‎The artist, the Sultan and his portrait: Mehmed the Conqueror according to Gentile Bellini.= Ressam, Sultan ve portresi: Gentile Bellini'ye göre Fatih Sultan Mehmet. [Exhition catalogue]. Edited by Münevver Eminoglu. Consultant: Günsel Renda.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 67, [2] p., color and b/w ills. The Artist, The Sultan and his portrait: Mehmed the Conqueror according to Gentile Bellini.= Ressam, Sultan ve portresi: Gentile Bellini'ye göre Fatih Sultan Mehmet. [Exhition catalogue]. Edited by Münevver Eminoglu. Consultant: Günsel Renda. This exhibition consists of a single painting: the famous portrait that the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had painted by the Italian artist Gentile Bellini about five hundred years ago and is now in the collection of the National Gallery of London. The painting is a magnificent souvenir of a brief 'golden age' in a reminder that, as early as the Renaissance and under the leadership of a strong and foresighted ruler, Ottoman society, which always looked wetward, hd the chance to grasp universal civilization.‎

‎Texts by SEMAVI EYICE, SÜHEYL ÜNVER, ÖMER FARUK SERFOGLU, FATIH GÜLDAL.‎

‎The city gates of Istanbul.= Dersaadet'in sur kapilari. Photographs by Halit Ömer Camci. Prep. by Fatih Güldal.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 143, [1] p., color and b/w ills., 1 folding b/w panorama of Constantinople. The city gates of Istanbul.= Dersaadet'in sur kapilari. Photographs by Halit Ömer Camci. Prep. by Fatih Güldal.‎

‎Texts by YÜKSEL ÇELIK.‎

‎Like moths to the flame: The Ottoman fire brigades.= Ates pervaneleri: Tulumbacilar. [Exhibition catalogue]. February 24 - May 31, 2011.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (28 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 79 p., color ills. Like moths to the flame: The Ottoman fire brigades.= Ates pervaneleri: Tulumbacilar. [Exhibition catalogue]. February 24 - May 31, 2011. 500 copies were printed. Our struggle, conducted under the direction of Alm I las beginning in 1005, to see that the machines and items used in, and the documents and photographs pertaining to the Cibali Tobacco and Cigarette Factory be returned to their rightful place, reached a positive conclusion in 2008, when these items were temporarily handed over to the Rezan Has Museum after being inventoried at the Museum for the History of Science and Technology in Islam. Following two years of restoration and conservation work, we held the first of a series of exhibitions about the Factory, titled "Like Moths to the Flame: The Ottoman Fire Brigades", in order to revive the spirit of the Cibali Tobacco and Cigarette Factory and to share with you t hi- important historical artifacts on their way back home. The "Like Moths to the Flame: the Ottoman Fire Brigad(-: features those indomitable heroes of the city of Istanbul, managed again and again to rise from the ashes. Heroes outfits, performers of daring acts, these brave characters fearir:ssly fought the fires that were Istanbul's greatest nightmare. Firei'vtj.i.t.(2rs, those voluntary soldiers of Istanbul, had their own unique culture, their own rally cries, attitudes, and sayings, their own characteristic relationships, and even veritable tradition of criminal incidents amongst their own, all of which provide insight into the street culture of the city of Istanbul, and the socio-cultural structure and state politics of the period. In addition to the artifacts and historical documents belonging to the Cibali Tobacco and Cigarette Factory, our exhibition also contains selected items from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Directorate of Libraries and Museum's Firefighting Museum Collection and the Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation's Old Istanbul Photographs Collection. Numerous individuals worked together to make this exhibition happen, and to each of them we would like to express our thanks. First and foremost the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, but also the Atatark Library, our team who so painstakingly worked on the restoration and conservation of the works exhibited, Prof. Dr. Baha Tanman for his contributions, Galru Tanman, who was so generous with her support, and the Istanbul Research Institute, all of you have our eternal gratitude.‎

‎Texts by: Vahide Güngör, Feryal Irez.‎

‎Yildiz Palace Sale Kasr-i Hümâyunu. Translation: Priscilla Mary Isin.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. 69 p. In English. Color and b/w ills. Yildiz Palace Sale Kasr-i Hümâyunu. Translation: Priscilla Mary Isin.‎

‎The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek W‎

‎THE GREAT CHURCH IN CAPITIVITY‎

‎CAMBRIDGE A fine first edition in DJ.STAMPED FROM THE LIBRARY OF GORE VIDAL. GORE VIDAL'S PERSONAL COPY. FIRST. Book. CAMBRIDGE unknown‎

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‎THEODORE GUDIN, (1802-1880), (Painter); JOSEPH JOHN SKELTON, (1783-1871), (Engraver).‎

‎[ENGRAVING] Incendie du quartier de Pera a Constantinople, 9 Aôut 1839. Painted by Theodore Gudin, (1802-1880); Engraved by Joseph John Skelton, (1783-1871).‎

‎Very Good French Original color copper engraving. Oblong folio. (26 x 36 cm). Description in French. Incendie du quartier de Pera a Constantinople, 9 Aôut 1839. Painted by Theodore Gudin, (1802-1880); Engraved by Joseph John Skelton, (1783-1871). Rare color engraved print. Shows 1839 fire in Pera area in Istanbul (probably that district is Kasimpasa which mostly mariners live in), and its chaos: hectic people have appeared on the roofs of the burning houses, law enforcement agencies are working, and the muezzin has been seen on balcony for 'selâ'. Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin was a French painter of the 19th century, born in Paris. He especially painted navy scenes, and was a pupil of Girodet-Trioson. Gudin was one of the first Peintres de la Marine, at the court of Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. Gudin died at Boulogne-sur-Seine in 1880. His daughter Henriette Gudin also became a marine painter. Skelton was an English engraver. He was brother of William Skelton, and became an engraver specialising in topographical and antiquarian subjects. Before 1819 he went to live at Oxford. Later Skelton settled in France. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1825; his name disappears from its lists in 1844. At Oxford he published Oxonia Antiqua Illustrata (1823); Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from drawings by F. Mackenzie (1823); Pietas Oxoniensis, or Records of Oxford Founders (1828); and Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour from the Collection at Goodrich Court from the Drawings, and with the Descriptions of Dr. Meyrick, (2 volumes, 1830). He also engraved the heading to the Oxford almanacks for the years 1815 to 1831, from drawings by F. Mackenzie and C. Wild; and executed a set of fifty-six etchings of the antiquities of Bristol after H. O'Neill. (Source: Wikipedia).‎

‎THEOPHILE GAUTIER.‎

‎Constantinople - Istanbul en 1852. Texte presente et annote par Jacques Hure.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. [2], 317, [1] p., 8 color plts. Constantinople - Istanbul en 1852. Texte presente et annote par Jacques Hure.‎

‎Théophile GAUTIER‎

‎Constantinople et autres textes sur la Turquie‎

‎La Boite à Documents.1990.In-8,couv.souple ill.en couleurs.466 p.TBE.‎

Bookseller reference : 47013

‎TIMUR KERIM INCEDAYI.‎

‎A city in search if its history: Istanbul and an artist, Timur Kerim Incedayi.= Una citta sulle orme della Storia, Istanbul e un pittore, Timur Kerim Incedayi.= Tarihin izinde bir kent, Istanbul ve bir ressam, Timur Kerim Incedayi.[Exhibition catalogue]. Edited by Amelie Edgü. Texts by Ahmet Oktay, Murat Ural, Maurizio Calvesi.‎

‎New English Paperback. In publisher's special slip-case. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). In English, Italian, and Turkish. 127, [1] p., color ills. A city in search if its history: Istanbul and an artist, Timur Kerim Incedayi.= Una citta sulle orme della Storia, Istanbul e un pittore, Timur Kerim Incedayi.= Tarihin izinde bir kent, Istanbul ve bir ressam, Timur Kerim Incedayi.[Exhibition catalogue]. Edited by Amelie Edgü. Texts by Ahmet Oktay, Murat Ural, Maurizio Calvesi. One of 2000 copies.‎

‎TOPKAPI SARAYI MÜZESI.‎

‎Rumeli Hisari.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 32 p., b/w ills. Rumeli Hisari. A study on Rumeli fortress.‎

‎TOTT, Baron François De‎

‎Mémoires du Baron de Tott, sur les turcs et les tartares,‎

‎Amsterdam, s.n., 1784, 4 parties en 2 volumes , in-8, xl, 203 ; 220 ; 180-152pp. ,relié plein cuir marbré , dos à nerfs orné avec pièces de titre et tomaison , tranches marbrées, coins et coiffes usés , frottements ,ex-libris manuscrit barré aux titres (1 et 3)‎

‎Édition originale de ce livre qui , publié en 1784, connut un très grand succès à la fin du XVIIIe siècle ,Le livre commence par un long discours d'introduction, suivi de quatre parties. Le premier est consacré à Constantinople et au système politique turc ; le second traite de la vie quotidienne des Tartares de Crimée avant l'occupation russe ; dans la troisième, l'auteur évoque son activité militaire à Constantinople pendant la guerre russo-turque ; la dernière partie concerne l'Egypte, où Tott prône notamment l'ouverture du canal de Suez. Le baron de Tott (1733-1793), aristocrate d'origine hongroise, fut employé au service de la France dans des missions en Turquie, en Crimée et en Égypte. The book begins with a long introductory speech, followed by four parts. The first is devoted to Constantinople and the Turkish political system; the second deals with the daily life of the Crimean Tartars before the Russian occupation; in the third, the author evokes his military activity in Constantinople during the Russo-Turkish war; the last part concerns Egypt, where Tott advocates in particular the opening of the Suez Canal.P1-10‎

Bookseller reference : PHO-1205

‎TOTT (François, Baron de).‎

‎MÉMOIRES DU BARON DE TOTT, sur les turcs et les tartares. [2 volumes].‎

‎1785 Amsterdam, sans nom d'éditeur [Paris], 1785. Quatre tomes reliés en deux volumes in-8 (132 X 201 mm) demi-chevrette vert lierre, dos lisse cloisonné de grecques et filets dorés, compartiments ornés à la grotesque, titre doré (reliure de l'époque). Tome I : XL pages (dont titre), 203 pages - Tome II : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 220 pages - Tome III : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 180 pages - Tome IV : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 152 pages. Ex-libris collé sur le premier contreplat de chaque volume. Quelques épidermures, frottements aux plats, cerne de mouillure très claire en marge des 10 premiers feuillets du tome III, pointes de rousseurs très éparses.‎

‎ÉDITION in-octavo qui suit l'édition originale publiée en 1784 également à Amsterdam et au même format. «Ouvrage curieux contenant des renseignements très intéressants sur les moeurs des turcs ». (Chadenat). «Important work. [...] De Tott had a deep knowledge of Turkey» (Atabey). Le baron François de TOTT (1733-1793), militaire et diplomate français d'origine hongroise, résida plusieurs années à Constantinople. Sa grande connaissance de la langue et des moeurs turques lui permirent d'acquérir l'estime et la confiance des plus hauts dignitaires de ce pays. Ces mémoires sont constitués par l'exposé de ses observations et travaux, tant en Crimée qu'à Constantinople. (Hage-Chahine, 4822 - Chadenat, 994 - Michaud, Tome XLII, pp. 6 à 8 - Atabey, 1227). Exemplaire bien relié, au dos très décoratif. NICE COPY. PICTURES AND MORE DETAILS ON REQUEST.‎

Bookseller reference : 004538

‎TULIYA PERK COLLECTION.‎

‎Tuliya I-II. 2 volumes set. Edited by Haluk Perk, Z. Mete Aksan, Veysel Donbaz et alli.‎

‎New English Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In English and Turkish. 2 volumes set: (336 p.; 112 p., b/w plates). Contents for Second vol.: Collecting archaeological objects and some selected objects of Bronze Age, with the origin of Eastern Anatolia, found in Haluk Perk's Collection., Haluk Perk; Two bookkeeping documents belonging to Ur III and Old Babylonian periods housed at Haluk Perk Museum., Veysel Donbaz; Four inscribed Urarttian discs (mbos) from the Haluk Perk Museum., Rafet Çavusoglu; Three Urartian bells from Haluk Perk Museum., Bilcan Gökçe; A bronze pyxis from Haluk Perk Museum., Hüseyin Sami Öztürk, Haluk Perk; A group of 'Sozon' (Zozon) votive altar from Haluk Perk Museum., Haci Turgut Zeyrek, Haluk Perk; Three new inscriptions from Haluk Perk Museum., Hüseyin Sami Öztürk, Ferit Baz; Two copper buckets from Haluk Perk Museum: Water, hygiene and women in late antiquity., Brigitte Pitarakis; The enamel technique in Byzantine gasses and examples from Haluk Perk Museum., Gülgün Köroglu; Some thoughts on mirrors in the Haluk Perk Museum., Filiz Çakir Phillip.‎

‎TUNA KÖPRÜLÜ.‎

‎Foreign palaces in Istanbul.= Istanbul'daki yabanci saraylar.‎

‎New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. 259 p., color ills. Foreign palaces in Istanbul.= Istanbul'daki yabanci saraylar. Ingiltere / Great Britain Amerika / U.S.A Isvec / Sweden Hollanda / Holland Rusya / Russia Fransa / France Italya/ Italy Almanya l Germany Belcika / Belgium Avusturya / Austria Ispanya / Spain Almanya (Yazlik) / Germany Tarabya Misir / Egypt.‎

‎TUNCER GÜNAY.‎

‎Aziz Paul'dan günümüze misyonerlik ve Fener Rum Patrikhanesi.‎

‎As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 400 p. Ills. Missionary from St. Paul to today and Fener-Rum Ecumenical Patriarchate. Aziz Paul'dan günümüze misyonerlik ve Fener Rum Patrikhanesi.‎

‎TURAN AZIZ BELER.‎

‎Tüylendi ailesi.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 209, [7] p. First Edition. First Edition. Tüylendi ailesi.‎

‎TURHAN BAYTOP.‎

‎Istanbul lalesi.‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Turkish. [x], 66 p., 50 numerous color ills. Istanbul lalesi.‎

‎TURING.‎

‎The Touring and Automobile Association of Turkey: An organization that takes history, music, art, culture and technic to the people.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 124 p., color ills. The Touring and Automobile Association of Turkey. An organization that takes history, music, art, culture and technic to the people. A corporate history of TURING Istanbul.‎

‎Turkey Constantinople 20th Century‎

‎Circa 1910 Postcard Cimetiere Turc Constantinople Turquie Turkey‎

‎Constantinople Turkey 1910. Black and white printed postcard. Unused not dated and undivided back. Light wear; in very good condition. . Postcard. Not Bound. Very Good. paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 25792

‎Turkey Constantinople 20th Century‎

‎Circa 1910 Postcard Le Bektsi Constantinople Turquie Turkey‎

‎Constantinople: Editeur Max Fruchtermann 1910. Black and white printed postcard. Unused not dated and undivided back. Light wear; in very good condition. . Postcard. Not Bound. Very Good. Editeur Max Fruchtermann paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 25814

‎TURKEY ISTANBUL CONSTANTINOPLE Hartmann Schedel.‎

‎De expugnatione Constantinopolis.‎

‎1493. Woodcut image 9 1/4 x 9 inches on sheet size 16 x 10 1/2 inches text in lower margin and on verso. Very good clean condition with light foxing to right edge. One of the most striking of views from the Latin first edition of the Liber Chronicarum Nuremberg Chronicle this shows the ancient city of Constantinople Istanbul "taken by storm". Folium CCLXXIIII is printed at upper right corner of sheet. . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 46904

‎TÂCÎZÂDE CAFER ÇELEBI, (1452-1515).‎

‎[POETIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SIEGE AND THE FALL OF THE BYZANTINE CONSTANTINOPLE] Mahrûse-i Istanbul fetihnâmesi: Tâcîzâde Tugrâyî Cafer Çelebi münseâtindan. [i.e. The book of the conquest of Constantinople the Almighty City].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Modern cloth bdg. Small 4to. (26 x 19 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 24 p. First edition of this epic and historically important account, describing the siege and fall of the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople by Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II in 1453. This is one of the finest literary examples of sixteenth-century Ottoman prose. "This description of the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 is mentioned only by Ismail Pasha in his "Hediyyetü'l Arifîn". The text, which was published as a supplement to TOEM (parts 20 and 21, Istanbul 1331) is said to be taken from a manuscript owned by Halis Efendi. The introduction to Ca'fer Çelebi's life was also written by Halis Efendi. The work is written in a very elegant style, with ayets, hadith, and beyts in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish scattered throughout the text and may be considered one of the finest examples of sixteenth-century Ottoman prose writing. [.] Ca'fer's work is in some aspects a reliable source for the conquest of Istanbul. The preparation for the siege is given in this work. The council of war which was held before the siege and in particular Mehmed II's speech to the council is very detailed and the chain placed across the entrance to the Golden Horn and its history is very well described in this work as well. During the siege, the Byzantines received help from the outside. Ca'fer is specific about this and states that "four huge vessels full of provisions, soldiers and ammunition came to help of the Byzantines". After the last attack, Constantinople fell into the hands of the Ottoman army. The date given for this is 857 Cem. I. 20 Seshenbe in Ca'fer's work. The plundering and looting which occurred during the first three days of the conquest are vividly described by Ca'fer Çelebi, but the withdrawal of Justinian and his men which preceded the conquest and the death of the Byzantine Emperor during the capture of the city are omitted in this work. Ca'fer's closing lines are devoted to the conversion of St. Sophia (Ayasofya) into a mosque by Mehmed II. Ca'fer Çelebi used eyewitness accounts as well as written works. It is certain that he did not rely exclusively on any source which is not extant, for the departs from Ruhi, Enverî, Tursun Beg, Neshrî, and Asikpasha-zâde either by adding new information or giving a conflicting account." (Erünsal). Özege 11953; TBTK 7066.‎