4to. 349 pp. profusely illustrated, French text, illustrated soft covers, very good condition, Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, 1999.

Synopsis

Catalogue of the Exhibition under the patronage of Jacques Chirac by the Musée national deschâteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, 4 mai -15 août 1999. Published to coincide with the 1999 showing at the Versailles Palace in Paris of some 300 objects from the fabled Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, home to the Ottoman sultans and their harems, glassware, jewellery, textiles, miniatures, armour, illuminated Koran, the Bairam throne and more. 11 specialists describe the Topkapi Palace, its cultural and intellectual life, its gardens, the harem, its treasures, amusements and its connections to the French royal court.