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Istanbul: Topkapi Palace Museum; Tughra Books, 2009. Deluxe edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. Folio. 8 leaves. 251 (1)pp. Original gilt silk cloth with ornamentation at four corners and red lettering on covers, housed in matching clamshell box with gilt pull lever and additional publisher's printed, illustrated red cardboard box with yellow lettering. Gilt edges. Illustrated endpapers. Half-title and title page printed in gilt. Gilt silk bookmark. Originally published in Turkish by Kaynak Kitapligi in 2004. A beautifully produced book about the Sacred Relics at the Topkapi Palace. Illustrated with color photographs throughout. Contains a gatefold of the Holy Mantle in color. "Upon the transference of the caliphate following Sultan Selim's victory in Egypt, the Sacred Relics in the treasury in Alexandria, as well as those with the Abbasid caliphs in Egypt and the governor of Makka, were brought to Istanbul. These relics were preserved with respect and love in the sultan's Throne Room, and for…
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- Title The Sacred Trusts
- Author Hilmi Aydin
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- Pages 353
- Language ENG
- Publisher The Light, Inc.
- Date April 2004
- ISBN 9781932099720
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Pavilion of the Sacred Relics. The Sacred Trusts
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The Sacred Trusts
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Tughra Books. Collectible - Very Good. Somerset, NJ: The Light, Inc., 2004. 1st edition. 4to hardcover in case. 351pp. Illustrations. Very Good book. Near Fine case. (Islamic Reliquaries, Turkey, Catalogs) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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