[Rarebooks] FS: Just Cataloged- Oriental Rugs, Tibetan Art, Persian Miniatures

Tue Jun 24 08:27:29 EDT 2008

Just cataloged-

Titley, Norah M.  "PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING and its Influence on the Art
of Turkey and India. The British Library Collections"  Austin; University
of Texas Press, in co-operation with The British Library: 1984.  The
British Library holds one of the finest collections of illustrated Persian
manuscripts in the world. These manuscripts represent nearly every major
provincial school of Persian paining, and also demonstrate the influence
of the Persian artists on the art of Ottoman Turkey and Mughal India. This
well-illustrated book traces the development of Persian painting from the
14th to the 19th century, and discusses the influence of the artists on th
art of other countries.  Hardcover. 8.5”x11”, 272 pages, color and black &
white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear at the edges, but
otherwise in very nice, clean, unworn condition.  [32284]  $75.00

Ames, Frank.  "THE KASHMIR SHAWL and its Indo-French Influence"
Woodbridge; Antique Collectors’ Club: 1988. Revised edition.  A
beautifully illustrated history of the Kashmir shawl, following it from
its Eastern origins to 19th century France and Britain, where it had a
major influence on both textiles and design of the period. The text covers
classification of shawl types, manufacturing techniques, symbolism, the
shawl trade, shawl weaving in France, and related topics.  Hardcover.
8.5”x11”, 347 pages, 86 color and 262 black & white illustrations, dust
jacket. Jacket with some rubbing, but otherwise in clean, tight, nice
condition.  [32285]  $85.00

Spuhler, Friedrich.  "ORIENTAL CARPETS IN THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART,
BERLIN"  Washington; Smithsonian Institution Press: 1987.  A catalog of
the 209 superb carpets in the Museum’s collection, beautifully illustrated
in color and black & white. Each carpet is fully described and
illustrated, and the text also discusses the major carpet-producing
regions and their history. The catalog includes carpets from Turkey,
Egypt, Persia, the Caucasus, India, the Turkoman tribes, and Spain. 
Hardcover. 8.5”x11”, 332 pages, 80 color plates and many black & white
illustrations, dust jacket. In fine, clean condition.  [32286]  $50.00

Yetkin, Serare.  "EARLY CAUCASIAN CARPETS IN TURKEY"  London; Orguz Press:
1978.  “The dragon carpets of the Caucasus have long fascinated experts
and connoisseurs of the Oriental carpet”. The author illustrates and
describes 103 early Caucasian carpets from Turkey, including 23 dragon
carpets. She also writes an authoritative study of the history of the
Caucasian carpet and the development of its designs and ornaments. Yetkin
worked with rare examples n the Turk ve Islam Museum in Istanbul, and for
this book draws on rare carpets from a number of institutional and private
collections.  2 volumes. Hardcover. 8.5”x11”. Volume 1- 224 pages with 10
tipped-in color plates and 113 black & white illustrations and 49 line
drawings; Volume 2- 132 pages with 10 tipped-in color plates and 165 black
& white illustrations. Dust jackets. In these volumes (as in all sets we
have seen) the glue used to tip the color illustrations to the pages has
discolored and is bleeding through the back of the page, causing small
spots and a line in each case. Otherwise a very nice, clean set.  [32287] 
$175.00

Pinner, Robert & Michael Franses [eds.].  "TURKOMAN STUDIES I. Aspects of
the Weaving and Decorative Arts of Central Asia"  London; Oguz Press:
1980.  An important set of articles and essays on various aspects of
Turkoman carpets and Turkoman design. “The first part contains ten
contributions of fundamental importance by the specialists who studied
Turkoman carpets and the tribes who wove them from the time at which their
territory was finally conquered by the Russians in 1881. The second part
publishes current work by today’s specialists. Apart from an essay on the
unique type of carpets depicted in two 15th century miniature paintings
and two contributions on tent bags, the main theme of the volume concerns
the beautiful and rare items which the Turkomans made for the complex
ritual of the wedding procession. In six separate studies the authors
present rare groups of camel hangings and the tent door decorations and
carpets which relate to them, the silk embroidered wedding hangings made
by Turkoman brides, and the symbolism of the Great Bird and Animal Tree”. 
Hardcover. 8.5”x10.5”, 288 pages, 28 color and 574 black & white
illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear at the edges, clear
laminate covering just starting to separate along the upper spine. Book
itself with light soil on the rear endpaper, else clean, neat and tight. 
[32288]  $150.00

Murav’yov, Nikolay.  "JOURNEY TO KHIVA THROUGH THE TURKOMAN COUNTRY" 
London; Oguz Press: 1977.  First published in Russia in 1822, this book
was written by a young Russian army captain who traveled in disguise. It
was the first detailed and authentic account of the ancient country and
its famous nomad inhabitants, the Turkoman, who thwarted Russia’s attempts
to subdue them for 150 years. This 1977 edition is the first complete
English edition of the text, and also includes notes written for the early
French edition by Julius von Klaproth, and a new biographical Introduction
by Jessica Routley.  Hardcover. 6.25”x9.5”, 177 pages, folding chart,
folding map, several black & white plates, dust jacket. Jacket with a
little wear and a pronounced crease at the top of the spine running around
the front panel. Otherwise in fine, clean condition.  [32289]  $60.00

Pal, Pratapaditya.  "TIBETAN PAINTINGS. A Study of Tibetan Thankas
Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries"  London; Ravi Kumar/Sotheby
Publications: 1984. “Most books on Tibetan art are devoted largely to
iconography, but in this volume the author has written a history of the
various styles of thankas that prevailed in Tibet between the eleventh and
nineteenth centuries [with] particular emphasis on the earlier styles
which flourished between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries.”. Includes
illustrations of a large number of thankas which had not been published
previously.  Hardcover. 9”x11”, 225 pages, 115 color plates and 12 black &
white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket just a bit rubbed, light soil on
the rear endpaper, otherwise in nice, clean, tight condition.  [32290] 
$85.00

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