Which church prints are the most collected?

Large plates of famous buildings with fine detail and early colour: the San Marco portals of 1881, the Iznik panels from the tomb of Selim II, and early engravings of Asian temples from Nieuhof and Montanus.

Are the church interiors accurate?

Most were drawn on the spot for topographical books and are close records of the building as it stood, often before later restorations. Some, such as the 18th century views of Asian temples, were engraved in Europe from travellers' sketches.

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Churches & temples

Churches, basilicas, mosques, pagodas and temples, their portals, pulpits and tombs: San Marco in Venice, the Roman basilicas, the churches of Amsterdam, Ottoman madrasas and the temples of Java, Burma and Japan.

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Before 1700 6 1700 to 1789 22 1790 to 1849 22 1850 and after 34

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