Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the mount. The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0047 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26474955 BIB-ID: 2830173 Show less
Plates include views of Constantinople and its surroudings, some costume subjects and, curiously enough, various forms of Turkish transport by Jean... Show morePlates include views of Constantinople and its surroudings, some costume subjects and, curiously enough, various forms of Turkish transport by Jean Brindesi, an Italian painter who worked primarily as a watercolour artist in Istanbul, during the Abdul-Majid period (1831-1861). He worked on scenes involving Ottoman soldiers. Two albums of lithographs after his drawings were produced by Lemercier in Paris: Elbicei Atika – Musee des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople, 1855, and Souvenirs de Constantinople, 1860; these two works are collections of picturesque views of the city of Constantinople. The originals are kept at the Istanbul Topkapı Palace Museum and at the University of Istanbul. While the first album represents the government and military dignitaries, the second one captures the atmosphere of day-to-day life in Istanbul through quaint and lively depictions. Title from item, date devised. Oblong folio, no letterpress, tinted lithograph title + 20 tinted lithograph plates printed in colours, original purple decorative cloth gilt, purple leather backstrip. First and probably only edition. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2015.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2279802x BIB-ID: 2426471 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (408) and signed on the negative but these last are no more... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (408) and signed on the negative but these last are no more visible. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0104 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24470326 BIB-ID: 2537296 Show less