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100 1 $aBedford, Francis,$d1816-1894,$ephotographer.
245 10 $aCairo to Constantinople :$bFrancis Bedford's photographs of the Middle East/$cSophie Gordon ; introduction by John McCarthy ; with contributions by Badr El Hage and Alessandro Nasini.
246 30 $aFrancis Bedford's photographs of the Middle East
264 1 $a[London] :$bRoyal Collection Trust,$c2013.
300 $a255 pages :$billustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimiles ;$c27 x 29 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aPublished to accompany the exhibition "Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East", held at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 8-July 21, 2013 and at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, England, from October 31, 2014-February 22, 2015.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.
505 0 $aMap : the royal tour of 1862 -- The perspective from Camden / John McCarthy -- Francis Bedford (1815–94): photographer to the Prince of Wales / Sophie Gordon -- ‘A tour in the East’ / Badr El Hage -- The Prince of Wales as a collector of antiquities / Alessandro Nasini -- The photographs: The Mediterranean ; Egypt ; The Holy Land ; Syria and Lebanon ; Turkey and Greece -- Francis Bedford : a chronology -- Appendix 1: Catalogue of Francis Bedford’s photographs from the 1862 tour -- Appendix 2: Day & Son handlist from the 1862 exhibition.
520 $a"In the spring of 1862, Queen Victoria commissioned the leading British photographer Francis Bedford to accompany her son and heir, the future King Edward VII, on an ambitious journey across the Middle East. This beautifully illustrated book traces their tour throughout Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, and Greece alongside excerpts from Prince Edward’s diary and other newly discovered archival material, published here for the first time. Over the course of several months, Bedford produced more than two hundred negatives, including images of architecture and stunning landscapes, from a breathtaking view of the Garden of Gethsemane to shots of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx. He was the first Christian granted permission to photograph sacred sites in Jerusalem. Bedford also captured many photographs of the people he encountered on the tour, both locals and members of the royal party. Cairo to Constantinople is the first book to focus on the photographs taken during Prince Edward’s travels in the Middle East. Taken during a time of great change in the area...."--$cUniversity of Chicago Press website.
600 10 $aBedford, Francis,$d1816-1894.
600 10 $aBedford, Francis,$d1816-1894$xTravel$zMiddle East.
600 00 $aEdward$bVII,$cKing of Great Britain,$d1841-1910$xTravel$zMiddle East.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yEdward VII, 1901-1910$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xHistory$y19th century$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aMiddle East$vPictorial works.
600 14 $aBedford, Francis.
655 7 $aPictorial works.$2fast
700 1 $aGordon, Sophie,$eauthor.
700 1 $aMcCarthy, John,$ewriter of supplementary textual content.
700 1 $aḤājj, Badr,$eauthor.
700 1 $aNasini, Alessandro,$eauthor.
710 2 $aQueen’s Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland),$ehost institution.
710 2 $aQueen’s Gallery (London, England),$ehost institution.
740 0 $aCairo to Constantinople, early Photographs of the Middle East.
700 1 $aGordon, Sophie,$ewriter of supplementary textual content.
700 1 $aḤājj, Badr,$ewriter of supplementary textual content.
700 1 $aNasini, Alessandro,$ewriter of supplementary textual content.
988 $a20130611
906 $0OCLC