"The pinnacle of Iranian artistic achievement is its incomparable carpet making. This historic art, which probably originated in Iran, dates back to more than 5000 BC, but in its design and technique, it remains unsurpassed today. Iranian Carpets provides a comprehensive history of the development of the art from ancient times to the present day, describing and illustrating the main types of carpet, and providing details of the methods and materials employed in creating them.
The author explains the significance of motifs and decorative features, providing details of size, number of knots, materials used, and date, location and origin of each carpet illustrated.
Each example is a unique work of art, determined by the inspiration of the artist and his individual use of fibre, texture pattern, colour and size. The collection displayed here is a splendid tribute to a great national art and to its master craftsmen through the ages. " (Publisher).
With Preface, Introduction, The Persian Carpet to 1800, The Persian carpet from 1800 to Present Day, Weaving Centres by Geographic Centre: Azerbaijan: Hamadan: Kurdistan: Kashan: Isfarhan: Shiraz: Kerman: Turkoman Rugs: Mashhad: Baluchi Rugs, Qum, Chahar Mahal. Plus Glossary, Bibliography and Index.
Illustrated with two hundred and fifty-four full page colour plates, colour photos of the production of carpets and one map featuring predominant locations of carpet production in Iran. Contains glossary, selected bibliography and index at rear. Text in English and Persian in two columns.
Original orange cloth with gilt-stamped emblem on cover, gilt lettering on spine, in original colour illustrated dustjacket, white lettering on spine. In Very Good Condition. Corners intact. Minimum shelf wear on the edges and spine ends.
This comprehensive history is lavishly illustrated with over 254 full colour plates with text and descriptions. Contents are clean and bright.
Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Shelf wear on the edges and corners and folds on spine ends, the top and bottom edges. Covered in protective Brodart book cover.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine.
Published by Thames & Hudson, London, First Edition, 1978.
254 illustrations of carpets in colour, text in English and Persian.
Binding Condition: Fine.
Overall Condition: Very Good to Fine.
Size: quarto, 262 mm X 253 mm X 59 mm.
546 pages.
ISBN-10: 0500232873
ISBN-13: 9780500232873
A spectacular and splendid work of history, art and culture and a rich addition to any collection.
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