Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Matḥaf al-Kuwayt al-Waṭanī.

Description

1. 186 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

1. The third volume in Thames & Hudson's celebrated series cataloguing the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, Carpets from Islamic Lands features more than forty of the finest classical carpets created in Egypt, Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus and India between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments. Carpet and textile expert Friedrich Spuhler describes this spectacular collection in the context of the history of Islamic art, recounting the fascinating stories behind individual carpets and celebrating their intricate designs and unparalleled craftsmanship.

Subject

1. Islamic rugs > Catalogs
2. Art > Kuwait > Catalogs
3. Rugs, Oriental > Catalogs
4. Matḥaf al-Kuwayt al-Waṭanī Catalogs
5. Sabah, Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad > Art collections > Catalogs

Contents

1. Introduction: The 2,500-year history of Oriental carpets -- Pre-classical carpets. Pre-Islamic and early Islamic carpets -- Classical carpets. Egypt -- Turkey -- Persia -- Caucasus -- India.

Call number

1. JQF 13-1318

Note

1. "Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah ; the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait"--T.p.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Spuhler, Friedrich.

Title

1. Carpets from Islamic lands / Friedrich Spuhler.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, c2012.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Table of contents

Added author

1. Matḥaf al-Kuwayt al-Waṭanī.

LCCN

1. 2012933046

ISBN

1. 9780500970331 (hc)
2. 0500970335 (hc)
3. 9780500970430 (pbk.)
4. 0500970432 (pbk.)

Research call number

1. JQF 13-1318