{"product_id":"constantinople-edwin-a-grosvenor","title":"CONSTANTINOPLE by Edwin A. Grosvenor","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eA sweeping journey through the heart of a legendary city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eThis beautifully restored special edition of \u003cem data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/em\u003e brings back to life one of the greatest English-language studies ever written on the imperial city. Across nearly \u003cstrong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"624\"\u003e600 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e and two originally separate volumes (\u003cstrong data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"670\"\u003e1895\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"683\"\u003e1900\u003c\/strong\u003e), Edwin A. Grosvenor offers a vivid, deeply engaging portrait of the city that once stood at the crossroads of empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eOrganized first by \u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"859\"\u003echronological political history\u003c\/strong\u003e and then by \u003cstrong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"897\"\u003ethematic explorations\u003c\/strong\u003e, this work blends narrative history with the richness of \u003cstrong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"997\"\u003earchaeology, art history, architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e, and urban development. Grosvenor examines how power, religion, art, and everyday life shaped the physical city, from its monumental structures to the narrow streets that evolved over centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eInside, readers will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003eStriking chapters on the city’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003emythology, culture, and topography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1364\"\u003eDetailed studies of major \u003cstrong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003emosques, monuments, and landmarks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003eRare \u003cstrong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003ephotographs and illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e that bring the past into focus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eAn extraordinary synthesis of scholarship, insight, and storytelling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eUpon publication, the book was hailed as a triumph:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003e“The most important treatise that has yet appeared in English.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1634\"\u003e— \u003cem data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003eSpringfield Republican\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003e“One of the books of the year.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003e— \u003cem data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1943\"\u003ePresented here as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1773\"\u003ehigh-quality modern edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1791\"\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/em\u003e remains an essential work for lovers of history, travelers, Byzantinists, Ottomanists, and anyone captivated by one of the world’s most storied cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2036\"\u003eA masterpiece of historical writing — now accessible again for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FORUM TAURI Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46644269023381,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/4149\/6469\/files\/constantinoplebyGrosvenorCover02.jpg?v=1763751748","url":"https:\/\/forumtauripress.myshopify.com\/products\/constantinople-edwin-a-grosvenor","provider":"FORUMTAURI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}