Islemeler: Ottoman Domestic Embroideries
London: David Black Oriental Carpets, 1978.
First Edition. Hardcover.
Catalogue of an exhibition of delicate Ottoman embroideries, including sashes, scarves, handkerchiefs, ladies' trousers, napkins, towels, bolsters, and covers. Roderick Taylor's introduction provides a history of Ottoman embroideries and discusses the patterns, materials, silks, metalised thread and metal, and techniques and stitches used in their production. 60 pieces are illustrated in 70pp of full color plates, most showing details of the pieces in their actual size.
Item #901922ISBN: 0950501824
8-1/2 x 8-1/2", beige linen over boards, black endpapers, unpaginated (89pp), 70pp pages of color plates on glossy paper.
Fine in dust wrapper and protective mylar.
Price: $40.00