Cairo to Constantinople
Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East
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Author
Contributions
- Gordon, Sophie - Contributor
- McCarthy, John - Contributor
- Ḥājj, Badr - Contributor
- Nasini, Alessandro - Contributor
Publication
2013 - Royal Collection Trust, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
63,750 words, Guess
Page Count
255 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44683980M
- ISBN-139781905686186
- ISBN-101905686188
- OCLC Control Number843747574
- OCLC Control Number751137394
Classifications
- DDC770.956
- LCCTR113.5 .B43 2013
Description
"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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