A truly magnificent and scholarly publication on the paintings of the Ottoman Empire collected over the last three decades by Ömer Koç. Two large hardback volumes in a slipcase, beautifully produced and richly illustrated:

Vol 1: British, Maltese and Levantine Artists in the Ömer Koç Collection by Bryony Llewellyn
Vol 2: European Artists in the Ömer Koç Collection by Claude Piening

The subjects of the 650 paintings included in this collection range from Crimea to Morocco but many – most – are the shores of the Bosphorus and Istanbul itself. A sublime tribute to that astonishing city and to the reach of the Ottoman Empire, this is the finest contribution to the field to date.

Vol I: ISBN 978-90-9039366-7
408pp, 321 illustrations, index, bibliography

Vol II: ISBN 978-90-9039367-4
432pp, 374 illustrations, index