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Werken van Julian Raby
Ideals of Beauty: Asian and American Art in the Freer and Sackler Galleries (World of Art) (2010) — Introductie — 52 exemplaren
Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets (1980) — Redacteur — 43 exemplaren
Turkish Bookbinding in the 15th Century: The Foundation of an Ottoman Court Style (2006) 9 exemplaren
The court of the Il-khans, 1290-1340 : the Barakat Trust Conference on Islamic Art and History, St. John's… (1997) 4 exemplaren
Qajar Portraits: Figure Paintings from Nineteenth Century Persia (Azimuth Editions in Association With Iran Heritage… (1999) 3 exemplaren
Mehmed the Conqueror's Greek Scriptorum [Offprint from Dumkbarton Oaks Papers Number Thirty-Seven 1983 1 exemplaar
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Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire (1982) — Medewerker — 22 exemplaren
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The reason to get the hardback is the 300+ pages of insane detail on Ottoman Silk production, much of which is SCA-period, and well-dated/documented to boot. Every aspect, from the way silkworms came to Ottoman lands to the final disposition of garments once a person died, is touched on.
The book even contains the weaving patterns for most of the major silk fabric types, so you can play along at home – as soon as you build one of the two-story drawlooms, also diagrammed here.
The images of garments are gorgeous, of course, however they are also not the best for reproduction, as they focus on details of weaving design over showing the entire garment in many images.… (meer)