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Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
A major UK-first exhibition exploring 1,600 years of extraordinary art and design, offering a compelling new perspective on a city defined by artistic excellence across more than a millennium.
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Exhibition highlights
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'Veroli Casket' with mythological scenes, maker unknown, 2nd half of 10th century, Byzantine -
Long-necked lute (tambur), maker unknown, about 1750, Turkey -
Enkolpion of Constantinos, proedros, 11th century, Byzantine Empire -
Lincoln Typikon of the Convent of the Virgin of Sure Hope. MS. Gr. 35 10v-11r -
Ucetek entari, featuring a laid cord technique -
(Detail:) Ottoman processional scroll, 17th century
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Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
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Header image:
(Detail:) Ottoman processional scroll, 17th century. Image provided by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester, Turkish MS4