The Bazaars of Istanbul - Hardcover

Bocking, Isabel; Salm-Reifferscheidt, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 050051447X ISBN 13: 9780500514474

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2009

Synopsis

The bazaar quarter of Istanbul is a mirror of the city itself: many-faceted and hectic, extraordinarily beautiful and chaotic at the same time.

On the historic peninsula, centuries-old market halls and mosques share space with kiosks and new concrete buildings. Spacious stores with brightly lit window displays compete with tiny cluttered shops in dark alleys. This is a place where the Thousand and One Nights and global chic come together, a meeting place of opposites. 300 color illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Isabel Bocking is a graphic designer and lives in Hamburg.

Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt worked for the German newspaper Die Welt as a foreign correspondent in Istanbul. She lives in Berlin.

Moritz Stipsicz lives in Vienna.

Review:

“The extensive text combined with the vivid photography is so thorough it’s the next best thing to visiting a Turkish bazaar in person!”
- Midwest Book Review

“A remarkable job of capturing the allure, and the lore, of a place where shopping and people-watching can be taken to their kaleidoscopic extreme.... Will instantly evoke multi-sensory memories for those who have been lucky enough to visit Istanbul’s bazaar quarter, while inspiring trip planning for those who have not yet experienced is inimitable pleasures.”
- Passport Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 050051447X
• ISBN 13: 9780500514474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224