Turkish Carpets (1977)

Second-Hand (Hardcover)

Excellent condition

Anatolia has long been one of the world's major carpet-producing areas.

Yet until recent years, its carpets have received scant attention in Europe, the limelight having been monopolised by the elegant weaving of more distant areas in Asia.

Today a shift in focus and values is taking place; the rustic carpets woven by the peasants and nomads - which comprise the majority of Anatolian production - are beginning to be appreciated for their intrinsic honesty and charm.

This book, covering not only the folk carpets but also the opulent products of the looms patronized by the sultans, is a definitive, lavishly illustrated introduction to the incomparable and little-explored world of Anatolian carpets.

ISBN: 0870112813
Published: 1977
Pages: 353