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Pre Islamic Carpets
Friedrich Spuhler
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Description for Pre Islamic Carpets
Paperback. A crucial reference for anyone interest in the earliest surviving pile carpets. . . Primarily a resource for scholars, this volume is nonetheless full of beautiful works of exceptional historical interest. . . Highly recommended. Choice" Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
Celebrates the earliest history of the Islamic world’s great textile traditions through fifty beautiful carpets and fragments.
A wave of these beautiful textiles has reached the West since the turn of the 21st century, and here they are divided into variants featuring birds, mammals, and mythological creatures, which retain their glowing colors and lively charm.
Celebrates the earliest history of the Islamic world’s great textile traditions through fifty beautiful carpets and fragments.
A wave of these beautiful textiles has reached the West since the turn of the 21st century, and here they are divided into variants featuring birds, mammals, and mythological creatures, which retain their glowing colors and lively charm.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
815g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500970553
SKU
V9780500970553
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-31
About Friedrich Spuhler
Formerly a curator at the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin, Dr Friedrich Spuhler is the author of numerous books on Islamic textiles and carpets, including Carpets from Islamic Lands and Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands.
Reviews for Pre Islamic Carpets
'The long awaited work is finally here ... fills substantial gaps in the early history of knotted rugs' - Carpet Collector