Images of the Ottoman Empire

by Tim Stanley, Charles Newton,  

'Since their first arrival in Europe as conquerors, the Turks have never failed to engage the curiosity of the Christian West; and long after they had ceased to be a hostile presence, their customs and institutions continued to attract the traveller and the adventurer .' The V&A's collection of images of the vast, sprawling Ottoman empire is unrivalled. Generations of European travellers - explorers, traders and tourists, naval and military personnel,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775056
• ISBN13: 9781851775057
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary