Carpets from Islamic lands
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Carpets from Islamic lands
Thames & Hudson, 2012
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Dar al-Arthar al-Islamiyyah, The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait"
Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-183) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Carpets from Islamic lands have been treasured for centuries on nearly every continent on earth. Prized by European monarchs and traded as far afield as Tibet and the Americas, these woven and knotted masterpieces are both distinguished works of art and revealing utilitarian objects that offer a rare glimpse of life in the Islamic world. Carpets from Islamic Lands features more than forty fine classical carpets held in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments. Friedrich Spuhler describes this spectacular collection in the context of the history of Islamic art, recounting the carpets' fascinating stories and celebrating their intricate designs and masterful craftsmanship. Including pictures of many carpets never before reproduced in print, and a few that may have been lost forever following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, this richly illustrated volume is essential reading for modern admirers of oriental carpets, and a treasure in its own right.
Table of Contents
Preface by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah * Acknowledgments * Introduction: The 2,500-Year History of Oriental Carpets * PART I PRE-CLASSICAL CARPETS Chapter 1: Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Carpets * Carpets from the Sasanian period * The early Islamic pre-classical period * PART II CLASSICAL CARPETS Chapter 2: Egypt * Mamluk carpets * Chessboard carpets * Chapter 3: Turkey * Seljuq carpets * Anatolian animal carpets * Ottoman carpets * "Holbein" and "Lotto" carpets * Star Ushak and Medallion Ushak carpets * Multiple-niche carpets (saff) and prayer carpets * Early village rugs from Anatolia * "Transylvanian" carpets * Late prayer rugs and their reception in Western collections * Chapter 4: Persia: Safavid carpets: the workshops * Safavid carpets: dating * Safavid carpets: pattern types * Compartment carpets * Medallion carpets Vine-scroll carpets * Vase carpets * Garden carpets * Safavid velvets * Chapter 5: Caucasus * Dragon and flower carpets * Chapter 6: India * Mughal carpets: pattern groups * Vine-scroll carpets * Floral garden carpets * Animal carpets
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