An edition of Cairo to Constantinople (2013)

Cairo to Constantinople

Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East

Cairo to Constantinople
Francis Bedford, Francis Bedfo ...
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An edition of Cairo to Constantinople (2013)

Cairo to Constantinople

Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East

"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...."--

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Language
English
Pages
255

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
770.956
Library of Congress
TR113.5 .B43 2013, TR652

The Physical Object

Pagination
255 pages
Number of pages
255

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44683980M
ISBN 10
1905686188
ISBN 13
9781905686186
OCLC/WorldCat
843747574, 751137394

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