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TURKISH COSTUMES -- [ Turquie d'Europe - Costumes .] Constantinople: circa 1830. Broadsheets (229 x 176mm). An album of 45 WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS OF COSTUMES OF CONSTANTINOPLE, 17 delicately heightened in gold and silver, the leaves taken from another album and re-numbered at the head, each drawing with a caption in French beneath. (One or two drawings with very light spotting or soiling.) Contemporary green half morocco (extremities rubbed). A detailed and finely-executed series of drawings of the costumes of Turkey. The subjects include many different nationalities and professions, and are captioned as follows: Ancien Janissaire, Bim-Bachi de la garde du Pacha, Khavas du Pacha, Moufti, Derviche (Bektachi), Marchand de sorbet, Infanterie irrégulière (de l'Asie), Dehli, Musicien Bulgare, Mollah, Mezzin (qui chantent dans les Mosquées), Juif, Derviche, Femme juive faisant des cordons, Marchand des glaces, Bahimdar, Marchand de pain Albanais, Bulgare vendeur de créme, Bulgare vendeur de boura (?), Paysanne Bulgare des environs d'Adrianople, Juif - marchand de chataignes, Marchand Turc, Cordonnier, Marchand de gateaux, Berger bulgare, Femme Grecque du Village Ortakehï, Ouvrier Turc, Baigneur, Femme Turque, Tanneur, Negociant Grec, Jeune épouse grecque en habite de nôces, Paysan Bulgare de Kavakli, Paysanne Bulgare de Kavakli, Patissier Turc, Vendeur de pain Bulgare, Boucher Grec, Paysan Bulgare, Paysanne Bulgare, Dragoman Grec, Banquier Armenien, Boulanger Bulgare, Dame Grecque, Bostandgi, Albanais.