Places in Turkey: A Pocket Grand Tour - Couverture souple

Russell, Francis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0711230617 ISBN 13 : 9780711230613

Editeur : Frances Lincoln, 2010

Synopsis

Turkey for the tourist is a daunting, yet infinitely rewarding, proposition. The guide books cover everything most efficiently, but present a different problem: how to choose between the places? Francis Russell has been travelling in Turkey for more than twenty years, and with the eighty three recommendations here he provides a fascinating and comprehensive itinerary. More interested in extant buildings than excavations, and favouring unexcavated sites over those where 'the hand of the archaeologist is officiously evident', from the lost classical world of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine sites, and the Armenian and Georgian churches which are offshoots of the same growth, to the great monuments of the Seljuk and Ottoman civilizations, from the much visited southern coast to the heartlands of Anatolia, Russell's deep understanding of the history and culture of the region, and his keen eye for detail, make him the most delightfully erudite of travelling companions.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Francis Russell was born in 1949 and educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford. Since 1972, he has worked at Christie's. He has been associated, as a selector or cataloguer, with a number of exibitions, including Treasure Houses of Britain (Washington, The National Gallery of Art, 1985-1986). He contributes for specialised review to 'Apollo' and 'The Burlington Magazine', and has written Portraits of Sir Walter Scott (1987), John, 3rd Earl of Bute, Patron and Collector (2004) and 52 Italian Places: A Pocket Grand Tour (2007).

Revue de presse :

Russell's introduction is a minor classic, too' --Times Literary Supplement

Francis Russell has done his own sleuthing and exploring (with the sharp eye of an art historian) to give us a grand tour of 80 built masterpieces and other wonders. --Country Life

Praise for Places In Italy 'The author has achieved the near impossible in condensing his top 52 Italian places into a handy compact guide ... A must-squeeze into hand baggage, or even the gap-year backpack. --House and Garden

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Frances Lincoln
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0711230617
• ISBN 13: 9780711230613
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352