Bookverdict.com

Share On

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Google Plus

Add to My List

Ipek

The Crescent & the Rose

By Raby, Julian & Effeny, Alison & Atasoy, Nurhan & Denny, Walter B. & Louise W. Mackie

Publishers Summary:
Status symbols, diplomatic gifts, artistic mediums, and economic treasures--figured silk fabrics were among the most powerful and most characteristic artistic products of the Ottoman Empire. Wars were fought for control of silk revenues, and governments devoted major bureaucratic efforts toward the organization, regulation, and taxation of silk production. "Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose" is the most comprehensive and magnificently illustrated overview of Ottoman silk textiles of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its lavish, full-bleed, six-color reproductions of fabrics from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and from lesser-known ecclesiastical treasuries in the Balkans, Sweden, Poland, and Russia, demonstrate the creativity of Ottoman weavers in rich detail, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in design or a general appreciation for visual delights. Accompanied by scholarly essays that shed light on the different historical, legislative, economic, and technological factors that determined the history of these textiles. Edited by Julian Raby & Alison Effeny. Essays by Nurhan Atasoy, Walter B. Denny, Hulya Tezcan, Louise W. Mackie. Foreword by Turk Ekonomi Bankasi. 10.75 x 13.75 in. 157 color, 383 b/w illustrations English/Turkish

 Not Rated. Be the first to rate this product!

ISBN

978-1-89859-219-8

Publisher

Azimuth Press