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Œuvres de Julian Raby
Ideals of Beauty: Asian and American Art in the Freer and Sackler Galleries (World of Art) (2010) — Introduction — 52 exemplaires
Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets (1980) — Directeur de publication — 43 exemplaires
Turkish Bookbinding in the 15th Century: The Foundation of an Ottoman Court Style (2006) 9 exemplaires
The court of the Il-khans, 1290-1340 : the Barakat Trust Conference on Islamic Art and History, St. John's… (1997) 4 exemplaires
Qajar Portraits: Figure Paintings from Nineteenth Century Persia (Azimuth Editions in Association With Iran Heritage… (1999) 3 exemplaires
Mehmed the Conqueror's Greek Scriptorum [Offprint from Dumkbarton Oaks Papers Number Thirty-Seven 1983 1 exemplaire
The European Vision of the Islamic Orient in the 16th Century [Offprint from Atti del Primo Simposio Internazionale… 1 exemplaire
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Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire (1982) — Contributeur — 22 exemplaires
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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.… (plus d'informations)