Count Amadeo
Preziosi
An artist’s journey
from Istanbul
to London, 1855
The Album by Count Amadeo Preziosi, related to his journey from Istanbul to London, is singular in its depiction of Turkey within a larger geography including Malta, Italy, France and England.
In the foreword to the book, historian İlber Ortaylı writes about the Maltese-Italian Count: “It is obvious that he observed Turkey not as a foreigner but as someone who held this country close to his heart … Preziosi sought to love this country with its very unique colours instead of orientalist exaggerations.”
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The box contains three items: the facsimile of Count Amadeo Preziosi’s Album, a complimentary print, and a “companion book” written by Terry Sonman;
the cover of which can be seen on the home page.
In the “companion book” writer Terry Sonman elaborates on the journey with the addition of rarely-seen watercolours, maps, photographs as well as documents that belonged to the artist.
The sketchbook tagged as Preziosi’s 1855 Album belongs to Eric Grunberg. The book has a Turkish version entitled
Kont Amadeo Preziosi, Bir ressamın seyir defteri. Concept and research by Terry Sonman. Designed in collaboration with
Terry Sonman and the pre-press assistance
of Barış Akkurt. Printed by Mas Matbaa in 2010.