Due to the catastrophic earthquake of August 17, 1999, the magnificent exhibition of Ottoman art from Poland went almost unnoticed at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. In this special Connoisseur feature, Philip Mansel explains Poland's often intimate attachment to the Ottomans, and Cornucopia 19 offers some of the treasures, including this picturesque concert held at the British Embassy in the eighteenth century.

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• Other articles by Philip Mansel:
  The Kaiser's Chalet (Cornucopia 22)
  Painting His Way into History: a private view of the Last Caliph (Cornucopia 34)
• Philip Mansel is the author of:
  Constantinople: City of the World's Desire
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  Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth I