One Thousand Years Of Turkish Carpets
Istanbul, Turkey: Eren Yayinlari, 1988. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 240 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. yellow pictorial dustjacket. Pages clean and bright. Nicely illustrated. More
Istanbul, Turkey: Eren Yayinlari, 1988. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 240 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. yellow pictorial dustjacket. Pages clean and bright. Nicely illustrated. More
London: Azimuth Editions, 2001. Paperback. Glossy color-illustrated softcover with cream lettering. 360 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Maps. "Figured silk fabrics were among the most powerful and most characteristic artistic products of the Ottoman empire. Through their role as diplomatic gifts, silks came to symbolize the Ottoman imperium to foreigners, while..... More
Fishguard, Wales: The Crosby Press, 1975. Hardcover. Navy cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & illus. dust jacket, 48 pp, of text plus pages of 55 color plates; sundry BW illus., color map. First published in 1970 as "Turkmenische Teppiche" for an exhibition in Hamburg. The narrative..... More
New Haven: Pennsylvania Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 1937. Hardbound. Red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine; 133 pp. text followed by 13 bw figures (diagrams) and 94 bw plates. "The purpose of this book is to discover the characteristics of Persian textiles by an analysis..... More
Munich: Edition Vok, 1996. English Edition. Hardcover. White cloth. Unpaginated. About 10 pp. of text plus 107+ large color plates on pages. Showcases a selection of pieces collected by architect Ignazio Vok (b. 1938). The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 107 Persian textiles. Vok has since sold at least some..... More
London: W. & G. Foyle, Limited, 1926. Hardcover. Thick, dark navy blue cloth/bevelled boards with gilt cover decoration and spine lettering. XVI text pages plus 100 color (tipped in) and bw plates. Includes an 8-page introduction, followed by the descriptions of each plate (2 pages). Several plates have multiple images..... More
Kyoto, Japan: Senshoku to Seikatsusha Publishing Co, Ltd., 1975. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; color illustrated dj; color frontispiece, XXXII, 76 pp, 104 color plates, one folded. Tan cardboard slipcase with black spine lettering. Text is in Japanese and English. "This book introduces the reader to the..... More
Tehran, Iran: Tehran Rug Society, 1975. Softcover. glossy, white illustrated wraps w/ orange printing. approx 80 unpaginated pgs w/ color & bw plates, illustrations. Illustrates and annotates 32 items from the exhibition held at Iran American Society in Tehran, April 15-May 13 1975. More
Ahmedabad, India: Calico Museum of Textiles, 1966. Softcover. textured white wraps w/ red & black printing. 124 pgs w/ some color illustrations. light, illustrated paper dustjacket. A history of the Indian textile industry during the 17th and 18th Century. Uncommon. More
Washington, DC: The International Hajji Baba Society, Inc., 1974. Softcover. Spiral bound, gray and decorated paper boards, 6, [107] pp., numerous BW illus., color map. On cover: Baluchi Rugs: Christmas Exhibition of The International Hajji Baba Society, Inc. Inscribed. Includes bibliography and an introductory article detailing Baluchi history, the weavers..... More
Washington, DC: The Cosmos Club, 1972. Softcover. Spiral bound, green and decorated paper covers, 35, [68] pp., numerous figures and BW illus., pull-out map. On cover: Weavings of the Tribes in Afghanistan, Christmas Exhibition of The Washington Hajji Baba. Pages are typewritten. Includes an article by Deitrich H. G. Wegner..... More
Washington, D.C. The Cosmos Club, 1973. Softcover. Spiral bound, tan and decorated paper boards, 10, [90] pp., 48 BW illus., map. On cover: Tribal Rugs from Turkmenistan: Christmas Exhibition of The International Hajji Baba Society, Inc. Pages are typewritten. Includes bibliography and an introductory article detailing early Turkoman history, weaving..... More
Washington, D.C. Textile Museum, 1980. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine and illustration on cover, illustrated flyleaves, navy and color illustrated dust jacket with white lettering, 239 pp., color and bw illustrations. "This book is essential reading for anyone interested in tribal art of Oriental carpets..... More
Leipzig: VEB E. A. Seemann Buch- und Kunstverlag, 1988. Hardcover. Olive green decorated cloth with black lettering. Glossy, color-illus. dj with black lettering. Decorative end papers. 335 pp. with 354 color and (mostly) bw illustrations. Text in German. Persian silk of the Safavids. Includes chapters on Iran, the Land of..... More
New Haven: Pennsylvania Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 1937. Hardbound. Red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine; 133 pp. text followed by 13 bw figures (diagrams) and 94 bw plates. "The purpose of this book is to discover the characteristics of Persian textiles by an analysis..... More
Munich: Edition Vok, 1996. English Edition. Hardcover. White cloth with color pastedown on front. Unpaginated. About 10 pp. of text plus 107+ large color plates on pages. Showcases a selection of pieces collected by architect Ignazio Vok (b. 1938). The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 107 Persian textiles. Vok has..... More