American Art Association American Art Association: The Tiffany Studios Collection of Beautiful Old Chinese Rugs and Carpets The American Art Association New York 1916 4 Color plates 23 Black and white 40 pp. 7.5 x 10.5 Paperback in Good condition. Edgewear. Slight stains to cover. Spine has been reglued. Contemporary (c. 1916) notes and many prices in pencil throughout. GWO 1771. This catalog contains 145 lots of mostly Chinese with some East Turkestan rugs representing the liquidation of Tiffany's Chinese rug department.
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Bernheimer, Otto Alte Teppiche des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts der Firma L. Bernheimer Felicia Zeugpfang Munchen 1959 15 Color plates, 128 Black and white 182 pp. 10.5 x 8.5 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition GWO 125. Sales and exhibition catalog from this great German rug family. Many of the carpets are now in museum collections. German text.
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Blomberg, Nancy Navajo Textiles, The William Randolph Hearst Collection University of Arizona Press Arizona 1988 200 mostly color illus. 257 pp. 8.5 x 11 Hardback in Very Good condition. Leather-bound limited edition with gilt edges and marbled endpapers. Number 9 of 250. Minor scratches to cover. Hinges have been repaired and new free-endpapers added. Magnificent collection assembled when prices were low.
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Cahlander, Adele Double-woven Treasures from Old Peru Dos Tejedoras St. Paul 1985 22 Color plates 155 Black and white 203 Drawings 198 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition. Edgewear and creases to corners. The first part is a "comprehensive look at the varieties of pre-Columbian double cloth in the world's private and museum collections." The second is the author's instructions for reproducing these weaves on a variety of looms.
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Danon, Enzo and Roberto eds. Imperial Court Carpets from the Qing Dynasty Orientalis Italy 2007 24 Black and white 80 pp. 13 x 19 Hardback in Fine condition Beautifully produced dealer catalog of old Chinese and East Turkestan rugs with full page illustrations and an emphasis on flower and dragon motifs. Number 127 of a limited edition of 500. Chinese text.
Eicher, Joanne Bobolz Nigerian Handcrafted Textiles University of Ife Press Ile-Ife, Nigeria 1976 24 Color plates 71 Black and white 106 pp. 6.5 x 9 Hardback in Very Good condition. Presentation copy signed by the author. Includes chapters on geographical areas, fibres, fabrics and dyes, woven textiles, historical evidence of weaving, types of looms, dyed textiles, pattern-dyed textiles, whole-piece dyed textiles, ikat textiles, other textile crafts, embroidery, applique, and drawnwork.
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Hennezel, Henri d' Tapis d'Orient Desvigne Lyon (1925?) 48 Black and white 120 pp. 10 x 12.5 Stiff Paperback in dustjacket. Very Good condition. Minor tears to cover. GWO 525. Uncommon early museum exhibition catalog of classical carpets including 10 from the Musee Historique des Tissus and others from private French collections. Limited to 225 copies. French text.
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Homayounpour, Parvis Jayran, Tribal Woman and the Chanteh Cheshmeh Tehran 2004 100 Color plates 172 pp. 9 x 12 Hardback in As New condition Collection of small south Persian tribal bags both piled and flatwoven. Both the front and the back of the bags are shown.
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Kangal, Selmin ed. Kangal, Selmin ed.: 18th-19th Century Anatolian Kilims: Gülgönen Collection / 18.-19. Yuzyil Anadolu Kilimleri: Gülgönen Koleksiyonu Vehbi Koç Vakfi Istanbul 2011 218 Color plates 379 pp. 9.5 x 12.5 Hardback in dustjacket in New condition A selection of the Gulgonen collection exhibited at the Turkish Museum of Islamic Arts (TIEM) with full-page color illustrations and commentary by Rahmi M. Koc, Seacettin Sahin, Brigitte-Ayan Gulgonen, Ferit Edgu, Serife Atilhan and Seref Ozen. English/Turkish text.
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Koll, Harry Die Farben meiner Träume. Frühe Kelims aus Antolien / The Colors of My Dreams: Early Kilims From Anatolia Pazyryk Gesellschaft Aachen 2011 212 Color plates 264 pp. 13.75 x 9.75 Hardback in As New condition Massive catalog of a Museum Duisberg exhibition of 101 old kilims. Illustrations show details of the flatweaves and their use in context. Limited to 500 copies. German/English text.
Kooijman, Simon Tapa in Polynesia Bishop Museum Press Honolulu 1972 449 Black and white 498 pp. 7 x 10 Paperback in Good condition. Ex-library with minimal marks. Short split at foot of backstrip. Foot bumped and creased. Bishop Museum publication of bark-cloth and the tools used to make it. Most samples are from museum collections.
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Lesch, Alma Vegetable Dyeing: 151 Color Recipes for Dyeing Yarns and Fabrics with Natural Materials Watson-Guptill New York 1970 (1974) 4 pp. of color charts 144 pp. 6 x 9 Hardback without dustjacket in Very Good condition 151 recipes for dyeing yarn and fabrics with natural materials.
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Mackay, Leigh at al. Pathways Through Paradise: Oriental Rugs from Australian Collections Powerhouse Publishing Sydney 2004 40 Color plates 72 pp. 8.5 x 9.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Powerhouse Museum exhibition catalog in association with the Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales. Includes the Trinitarias, the 'Yacob' Polonaise as well as tribal rugs from collectors.
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Mascelloni, Enrico War Rugs: The Nightmare of Modernism Skira Milan 2009 144 Color plates 208 pp. 6.5 x 9.5 Paperback in New condition A fascinating journey through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and Iran to seek out the mysterious origins of war rugs. For the first time, the context that has made possible one of the most perturbing visual novelties of the late twentieth century is reconstructed. This book analyses the multiple relations involved, ranging from the boldest contemporary art to Al-Qaeda propaganda posters. -Cover
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Muthesius, Anna Studies in Byzantine, Islamic and Near Eastern Silk Weaving Pindar Press London 2008 173 Color plates 1 Black and white 446 pp. 7 x 9.5 Hardback in dustjacket in As New condition Scholarly. "This volume complements Anna Muthesius' two earlier ground-breaking volumes in the field of silk as material culture: Studies in Byzantine and Islamic Silk Weaving and Studies in Silk in Byzantium. The publication highlights the fact that similar patterns of selection were at work in the acquisition of silks by secular and ecclesiastical bodies. These patterns of selection were governed not only by fashions of the time, but by access to international trade routes leading to the Great Silk Road linking the Near East to the Mediterranean. The surviving silks prove that Mediterranean/Near Eastern silk trade flourished continuously and for centuries prior to the thirteenth century, contrary to what has previously widely been assumed. It also highlights the crucial role of the Caucasian silk routes in accessing the Great Silk Road in the early period, and the contribution of Georgian (and Armenian) silk weaving after the thirteenth century. Above all, the book demonstrates how important it is to assess the impact of Near Eastern silk manufacture and distribution in relation to Byzantine and Islamic Mediterranean silk production and trade." -Publisher.
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Pierantoni Campora, Antonio ed. La Cultura Paracas: Treinta siglos de arte Textil (Paracas Culture: Thirty Centuries of Textile Art) Editora Diskcopy Lima (1990?) 86 Color plates 12 Black and white 100 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition. Dustjacket shows edgewear and small tears. A collection of Paracas textiles in what is now the Pisco Province of Ica, Peru. Spanish text.
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Reid, James W. Textiles Peruanos Precolombinos: El Primer Arte Moderno (Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles: The First Modern Art) Industria Textil Piura S.A. Lima 2008 310 pp. 9.5 x 12 Hardback in dustjacket and slipcase in As New condition The history and influence of ancient Peruvian textiles and featherwork on modern art with side-by-side comparisons. Artists mentioned include Mark Rothko, Giuseppe Arimboldo, Keith Haring, Paul Klee and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Spanish text. 126 color plates of Precolumbian textiles and featherwork. 76 color plates of modern art. 90 color photographs of native peoples and historical architecture. 3 maps. 2 charts.
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Tursunaliev, K. Katalog Vyshivok Uzbekistana XIX-XX vv. (Catalog of Embroidery in Uzbekistan, 19-20th Centuries) Izd-vo "Fan" Uzbekstoi SSR Tashkent 1976 16 Color plates 51 Black and white 80 pp. of text 7 x 8.5 Hardback in Very Good condition. Edges and corners of cover bumped and worn. Library barcode on rear pastedown. Museum exhibition catalog of old Uzbek embroideries including suzanis. Uncommon and not in O'Bannon's bibliography.
Xinjiang Branch of China Artists Association eds. A Collection of Uygur Folk Art Designs / Weiwuer Minjian Tu'anji Xinjiang Art and Photography Press 1992 317 Color plates 322 pp. 8.5 x 11.5 Hardback with weakened hinge in dustjacket otherwise in Very Good condition A survey of designs and patterns from Uighur rugs, textiles, ceramics and other crafts of these people of East Turkestan. Enclish/Chinese/Uighur text.
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