İstanbul

İstanbul carries layers of arrival, empire and memory. In Kâmus-ı Türkî, the city appears among historical names such as Kostantiniyye and Der-i Saâdet, while the modern name preserves the memory of simply going “to the City.”

Original one-of-a-kind artwork from the Mestûr collection.
Hand-written in Iranian ink on an original 125-year-old dictionary page.
Page 96 · Right column · Line 24.

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