Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires exhibition book
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For 1600 years Istanbul was one of Europe’s greatest cities. From 330 CE, as Constantinople, it was capital of the Roman and Byzantine emperors. Conquered by an Ottoman sultan in 1453, it became his and his successors’ capital until 1922, now called Istanbul. Under the two empires, 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, this publication will trace the challenges and advantages of the city’s geographical location, the religious currents that influenced the nature of its art, the aims of the ruling courts in their artistic patronage, and a rich urban culture as shared by a remarkably diverse population.
Tim Stanley is senior curator for the Middle East collection at the V&A. Antony Eastmond is the AG Leventis Professor of Byzantine Art at the Courtauld Institute in London. Bella Radenović is a project curator at the V&A and specialist in Byzantine art
Pages
288, 200 illustrations
Dimensions
28.7 × 24.7 cm
ISBN
9781838510633
Colour
Blue
Product code
173574
Book Format
Hardback
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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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