Book. Travel notes. "Across the Black Sea to the Bosporus".

Life edition. Travel notes. "Across the Black Sea to the Bosporus". Author: Petr Petrovich Gnedich (1855-1925) A.F. Marx St. Petersburg, 1896. “Across the Black Sea to the Bosphorus travel notes” - the work of the Russian writer, playwright, translator, art historian and theater figure Pyotr Petrovich Gnedich (1855-1925) was published by the A.F. Marx in St. Petersburg in 1896. The text of the book is printed in Cyrillic, in the pre-reform graphics of the 19th century, in Russian. The book is dedicated to the journey along the Black Sea to Constantinople. The author visited Novorossiysk, Yalta, which he called Crimean Nice, Odessa, Constantinople. It tells about the Bosphorus Strait, the Golden Horn Bay, the sights of the Turkish capital: the Cathedral of St. Sophia, turned into a mosque by the Turks, Pere, Galatea, a cemetery in Scutari, etc. The author gives vivid sketches of types and scenes full of Turkish traditional flavor. Interesting quarantine descriptions for travelers. Petr Petrovich Gnedich (1855-1925) is a Russian writer, playwright, translator, art historian and theatrical figure who made a significant contribution to the development of Russian and world art history. His works on art criticism, such as "History of art from ancient times: with 430 engravings in the text", "History of art in 3 volumes" formed the basis of modern publications in this area. Proceedings of P.P. Gnedich not only "survived" their time, but are reprinted, with additions to this day, doing their job as educational and methodological material for art historians.