TURKEY

CHRISTIE'S, Ottomans and Orientalists, London 1998. Auction catalogue 18 June 1998[sale:5986]. Soft cover 240 pages with 240 lots.

Mostly paintings, some pottery:

For instance:

Lot 37: Benjamin Constant

Lot 43: William Turner 

Christie's, The Iklé Collection of Textiles, London 1989. Auction catalogue November 7, 1989. Soft cover 25 x 20 cm. 60 pages with 254 lots. Cover some wear, good copy. The Iklé Collection of textiles including Coptic tapestries and Ottoman embroidery.

Niewöhner, E., Der Sultan im Bade. Bilder und Objekte höfischen Lebens in Islam, Hannover 1995. Soft cover 22,5 x 21 cm. 203 pages with 114 illustrations. Text in German. Ex library copy with usual markings.

NURHAN ATASOY, Dervi Çeyizi : Türkiye'de tarikat giyim-kusam tarihi, Istanbul 2000. Soft cover 32 x 23 cm. 303 pages with 364 illustrations of the costumes of the Dervishes including hats, caps, robes, shoes, and jewellery. Also included are historical and contemporary photographs and illustrations of the clothing worn. Turkish text. Ex library copy with the usual markings. Upper right corner slightly bumped. Good copy.

VROLIJK, A.,  Een Turks alfabet op latijnsegrondslag, Leiden 1998(publisher: Leyden University Library / ISBN: 0921-9293). Soft cover 21 x 15 cm. 95 pages with 39 illustrations. Exhibition catalogue. Good copy

Describes the reformation by Atatürk of the Arab alphabet into the Latin alphabet.

Prof. Dr. EKREM AKURGAL, The Anatolian Civilisations, Istanbul 1983. Exhibition catalogue Topkapi Museum / XVIIIth European Art Exhibition. Soft cover 22,5 x 24 cm. 62 pages, illustrated. Good copy.

Christie's, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, London 6 november 2001. Soft cover 21 x 26,5 cm. 93 pages 191 lots. The collection of Desmond Morris. Art of the Early Bronze Age.