Constantinople / painted by Warwick Goble ; described by Alexander Van Millingen, M.A., D.D.

London : A. & C. Black, MCMVI.

English

1 online resource (ix, 282 pages, 62 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color illustrations, folded map.

An art history of the city of Constantinople. The origins of the city's prominence is included as a prelude to the physical qualities of the city itself. The influence of important rulers on the city's layout, the walls, the Golden Horn and inland walls, the churches of the city, and contemporary impressions of Constantinople are included. Has a chapter on Turkish women, and discussion of Islam in Constantinople. Includes reproductions of Goble's watercolor and oil paintings.

Each plate is accompanied by a guard sheet with descriptive letterpress.
Includes index.
Reproduction of the original from the Bryn Mawr College Library.

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