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Details of historic structures, vernacular architecture and associated elements are all shared alongside an archival collection of hand-painted signs. Extensive information about the art and trade of sign painters; and the lives of individual artists is also provided.This work will be a landmark reference book for architects, designers, artists, photographers, historians and more. It will be a valuable addition to collections on architecture, urban studies, photography and Istanbul in general. Sample page views are provided on the following pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOL.1
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Nostalgia and Urban Renewal
The Art and Lives of Turkey's Sign Painters
Sign Painters Found in This Study
Methods
Notes and Guidelines
DISTRICTS OF ISTANBUL
Yeşilköy
Bakırköy
Zeytinburnu
Samatya
Fatih and Çapa
Kasımpaşa
Tarlabaşı
Taksim: Pera, Elmadağ, Galata to Karaköy
Cihangir
Şişli
VOL.2
Nişantaşı
Beşiktaş
"Central Istanbul"
Ortaköy
Bebek and the Bosphorus Coast
Üsküdar and Surroundings
Kadıköy and Moda
Bağdat Avenue and Surroundings
Details of historic structures, vernacular architecture and associated elements are all shared alongside an archival collection of hand-painted signs. Extensive information about the art and trade of sign painters; and the lives of individual artists is also provided.This work will be a landmark reference book for architects, designers, artists, photographers, historians and more. It will be a valuable addition to collections on architecture, urban studies, photography and Istanbul in general. Sample page views are provided on the following pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOL.1
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Nostalgia and Urban Renewal
The Art and Lives of Turkey's Sign Painters
Sign Painters Found in This Study
Methods
Notes and Guidelines
DISTRICTS OF ISTANBUL
Yeşilköy
Bakırköy
Zeytinburnu
Samatya
Fatih and Çapa
Kasımpaşa
Tarlabaşı
Taksim: Pera, Elmadağ, Galata to Karaköy
Cihangir
Şişli
VOL.2
Nişantaşı
Beşiktaş
"Central Istanbul"
Ortaköy
Bebek and the Bosphorus Coast
Üsküdar and Surroundings
Kadıköy and Moda
Bağdat Avenue and Surroundings