The Soul of Kazakhstan

The Soul of Kazakhstan

Author: Wayne Eastep

Publisher:

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780970693907

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Essays and information on the countyr of kazakhstan heavily illustrated with photos.


Oriental Rugs Today

Oriental Rugs Today

Author: Emmett Eiland

Publisher: Emmett Eiland's Rugs

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1893163466

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Demystifying a confusing and intimidating subject, Oriental Rugs Today is the first book devoted exclusively to new pieces. It discusses issues of dye and finish, looks country by country at examples from every major contemporary source, and profiles the artisans who revived the use of handspun wool and natural dyes. Written for both aficionado and novice, this edition includes 20 percent more material and new information on Nepalese and Iranian rugs, making this must-have guide to the subject. 100color photos are included.


Western Decorative Arts: Far Eastern ceramics and paintings; Persian and Indian rugs and carpets

Western Decorative Arts: Far Eastern ceramics and paintings; Persian and Indian rugs and carpets

Author: National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Catalog of the following works in the National Gallery of Art's collection of decorative arts : Chinese porcelains from the Qing dynasty, Persian and Indian rugs and carpets from the Peter A.B. Widener collection, two Chinese paintings from the 19th century and a 17th century Coromandel lacquer screen


Jews and Muslims Made Visible in Christian Iberia and Beyond, 14th to 18th Centuries

Jews and Muslims Made Visible in Christian Iberia and Beyond, 14th to 18th Centuries

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9004395709

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This volume aims to show through various case studies how the interrelations between Jews, Muslims and Christians in Iberia were negotiated in the field of images, objects and architecture during the Later Middle Ages and Early Modernity. . By looking at the ways pre-modern Iberians envisioned diversity, we can reconstruct several stories, frequently interwoven with devotional literature, poetry or Inquisitorial trials, and usually quite different from a binary story of simple opposition. The book’s point of departure narrates the relationship between images and conversions, analysing the mechanisms of hybridity, and proposing a new explanation for the representation of otherness as the complex outcome of a negotiation involving integration. Contributors are: Cristelle Baskins, Giuseppe Capriotti, Ivana Čapeta Rakić, Borja Franco Llopis, Francisco de Asís García García, Yonatan Glazer-Eytan, Nicola Jennings, Fernando Marías, Elena Paulino Montero, Maria Portmann, Juan Carlos Ruiz Souza, Amadeo Serra Desfilis, Maria Vittoria Spissu, Laura Stagno, Antonio Urquízar-Herrera.


How to Read Islamic Carpets

How to Read Islamic Carpets

Author: Walter B. Denny

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 030020809X

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The engaging and accessible volume offers invaluable insights and novel perspectives on what is perhaps the most iconic of all Islamic art forms: the handwoven carpet. With a history stretching back to the fourteenth century and a geographic reach spanning Europe to Eurasia, Mongolia to the Middle East, Islamic carpets boast a degree of innovation and technical skill to rival the world's most exalted works of art. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from carpets of all forms be they colossal silk rugs exchanged as gifts by sultans and kings or small and sturdy textiles woven for use in nomadic encampments. Some sixty superlatives examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection—from Persia, India, Turkey, North Africa, and across the Islamic world—are presented here in lavish detail, with concise and approachable texts that position each work in historical and cultural context. Beginning with a discussion of materials and techniques, How to Read Islamic Carpets offers a comprehensive introduction to this captivating art form, and reveals the lasting influence of carpet-weaving traditions in lands far beyond the Islamic world.


Oriental Carpet Design

Oriental Carpet Design

Author: P. R. J. Ford

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780500276648

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"One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the field...Mr. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time." Carpet Review Weekly