Istanbul The City and the Sultan

176 pp, color figures, hb with dust jacket, in English.

Superb palaces, mosques and museum collections still testify to the astonishingly rich history of the former capital. This catalogue, published to accompany the exhibition "Istanbul: The City and the Sultan" in Amsterdam, draws on the glorious treasures of the sultans from many museums in Istanbul, including the Topkapi, to re-create Istanbul in its Ottoman days.