1 text volume and 2 plate volumes. Text volume: [10], 110 pp. Text volume illustrations from photographs, plans, drawings, etc., a few in color. * Plate volumes: 200 plates, including several double page, one in color. (Folio) 51.2x37 cm. (20¼x14½"), later brown cloth bindings.
A rare and important study of the architecture of Istanbul (Constantinople) concentrating mainly on religious buildings. Includes major mosques of the Ottomans, as well as Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, and Hagia Theodoros. Plates show interior and exterior views, architectural detail, street scenes, etc.