Constantinople to Istanbul
One City, Two Empires.
$48.14
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2027
Summary
For nearly 2,000 years Istanbul has been one of Europe’s greatest cities. Under its former name, Constantinople, it was the capital of two mighty empires – the first (from 330) ruled by Roman and Byzantine emperors and the second (1453–1922) by Ottoman sultans. During these two periods, the city developed different but coherent traditions of art and design.
Lavishly illustrated with objects including sculpture, ivories, manuscripts, icons, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and weapons, th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838510633 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 183851063X |
| Author: | Tim Stanley |
| Publisher: | V & A Publishing |
| Imprint: | V & A Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2027 |
| Weight: | 380g |
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Tim Stanley
Tim Stanley is a historian and journalist. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a PhD in 2007, is the author of three books on American history and has taught at the University of Sussex and Royal Holloway, University of London.
He started writing for the Daily Telegraph in 2011 and is now a parliamentary sketch writer, leader writer and columnist. He often appears as a commentator on TV and radio, including on The Moral Maze.
He lives in Kent with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Bertie.
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