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Harem: the World Behind the Veil
Alev Lytle Croutier
Insight into the harem and harem life, focusing on the famed Seraglio of Topkapi Palace. The author uses her first-hand experience to describe the absolute rule of the sultans, the slave markets and the eunuchs. The book is illustrated with paintings by Delacroix, Ingres and Renoir.
224 pages, 50 colour photographs, 75 b&w photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 14, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9781558591592 |
| Publishers | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 450 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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