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FOSSATI, Gaspard.
Louis Haghe.
Aya Sofia Constantinople as Recently Restored by Order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid. From the Original Drawings by Chevalier Caspard Fossati. Lithographed by Louis Haghe Esq
These are 24 splendid chromolithographed plates, protected by tissue paper, made by L. Haghe based on drawings by Gaspare Fossati, which depict the interior and exterior of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
- Published
- London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1852.
- References
- Abbey Travel II 396; Blackmer 619; Sotheby; Bobins I 141.
- Plates
- 24 + 1
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1852.
- Ref
- 1219
FIRST EDITION. Contemporary brown silk boards, with gilt title on upper board, expertly re-backed in seven compartments of raised bands, gilt calf labels on two and five, gilt text on seven, endpapers renewed. Illustration With a total of 24 plates (of 26; being numbers 19 and 24), one of which is the lithographed title by Owen Jones and 23 hand-coloured tinted lithographic plates by Louis Haghe after Fossati. Size - Large folio. The edges of 2 text leaves are skilfully reinforced, a tear across plate 14 extending into the image has been skilfully reinforced and is hardly noticeable, short tear in the upper margin of plate 20 is also skilfully reinforced (not affecting the image); otherwise, a very good copy, plates are clean and crisp with vivid colours. Pagination - P. (2), text 1-6, title leaf, plates 1-18, 20-24. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. Entree principale de la Mosque. 3. Nartex, ou Porche. 4. Vue Generale de la Grande Nef en regardant l'Orient. 5. Vue Generale de la Grande Nef en regardant l'Occident. 6. Vue de l'Entree du Cote du Nord. 7. Vue Centrale de la Nef du Nord. 8. Vue prise du meme point, en regardant le Porche. 9. Vue de la Nouvelle Tribune Imperiale. 10. Vue de la Nouvelle Tribune Imperiale. 11. Entree du Gynecee ou Galerie Superieure. 12. Vue dans la meme Galerie (oriental). 13. Vue dans la meme Galerie (occidentale). 14. Centre de la Galerie. 15. Vue du fond de la Galerie, du cote oriental. 16. Vue exterieure de la Mosquee, prise de la Cour du Chadirvan. 17. Facade principale de Ste Sophie, prise de la Cour du Medresse. 18. Vue de la Mosquee, prise de Bab - Houmayoun. 19. (Missing plate). 20. Vue des Turbe, ou Tombes Imperiales. 21. Panorama de Constantinople. 22. Panorama de Constantinople. 23. Panorama de Constantinople. 24. (missing plate). 25. Interieur de la Mosquee, avant sa restauration. 26. L'Exterieur de la Mosquee, avant sa restauration.
