Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets
Author: HALI.
Author: The Shaping of Persian Art
Author: Yuka KadoiPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443864498
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
While the impact of the Persian style is undeniably reflected in most aspects of the art and architecture of Islamic Central Asia, this Perso-Central Asian connection was chiefly formed and articulated by the Euro-American movement of collecting and interpreting the art and material culture of the Persian Islamic world in modern times. This had an enormous impact on the formation of scholarship and connoisseurship in Persian art, for instance, with an attempt to define the characteristics of how the Islamic art of Iran and Central Asia should be viewed and displayed at museums, and how these subjects should be researched in academia. This important historical fact, which has attracted scholarly interest only in recent years, should be treated as a serious subject of research, accepting that the abstract image of Persian art was not a pure creation of Persian civilization, but that it can be the manifestation of particular historical times and charismatic individuals. Attention should therefore be given to various factors that resulted in the shaping of “Persian” imagery across the globe, not only in terms of national ideologies, but also within the context of several protagonists, such as scholars, collectors and dealers, as well as of the objects themselves. This volume brings together Islamic Iranian and Central Asian art experts from diverse disciplinary and professional backgrounds, and intends to offer a novel insight into what is collectively known as Persian art.
Flowers Underfoot
Author: Daniel S. WalkerPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870997882
Category : Rugs
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Rich color illustrations and a scholarly text characterize this catalogue of a landmark exhibition of Mughal carpets held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 1997-March 1998. Though exquisite, Indian carpets are little known even to carpet experts. This volume (and the exhibition) focus on the 16th to the 18th century, a peak period for stunning works. The text surveys the era in terms of history, the role of commerce, technical characteristics, and the carpets themselves, which exemplify the broad range of imperial and provincial production during the "classical" period of Indian carpet weaving. Carpets are organized by style and pattern and include a group from Kyoto. Three appendices analyze animal fibers and dyes. Oversize (9.50x12.25"). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Author: Terence RodriguesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780903432498
Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Carpets and Textiles
Author: Friedrich SpuhlerPublisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection of classical carperts comprises every Near Eastern and Oriental country. In terms of Safavid carpets from Persia and Mughal carpets from India, it is unsurpassed by any other private collection. In this catalogue, 70 carpets and 9 textiles are presented, each discussed in depth and illustrated in colour. Some 30 additional pieces are reproduced as comparative detail. Comprehensive introductions for each of the geographical groupings provide the reader with a complete overview of the classic oriental carpet
Collections Vol 5 N2
Author: CollectionsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442267690
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
A Letter from the Editor Juilee Decker Articles Russel Wright and Handicraft: Transnational Collecting Practices Jennifer Way The Anatomy of the New Jewish Museum, Munich: Traces of the Past and Present Carol Salus KE EMu and the Future for Natural History Collections María Consuelo Sendino Evaluation of Gender Representation of Museum Collection Positions in the United States Meghan E. Beverung Book Reviews College and University Archives: Readings in Theory and Practice edited by Christopher J. Prom and Ellen D. Swain Reviewed by Amanda Bahr-Evola Making Digital Cultures: Access, Interactivity, and Authenticity by Martin Hand Reviewed by Katharine K. Liu
Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets
Author: Kurt ErdmannPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520018167
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Horse, Flower, Bird
Author: Kate BernheimerPublisher: Coffee House Press
ISBN: 1566892821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
"Each of these spare and elegant tales rings like a bell in your head. memorable, original, and not much like anything you've read."—Karen Joy Fowler “A strange and enchanting book, written in crisp, winning sentences; each story begs to be read aloud and savored.”—Aimee Bender "Horse, Flower, Bird rests uneasily between the intersection of fantasy and reality, dreaming and wakefulness, and the sacred and profane. Like a series of beautiful but troubling dreams, this book will linger long in the memory. Kate Bernheimer is reinventing the fairy tale."—Peter Buck, R.E.M. In Kate Bernheimer's familiar and spare—yet wondrous—world, an exotic dancer builds her own cage, a wife tends a secret basement menagerie, a fishmonger's daughter befriends a tulip bulb, and sisters explore cycles of love and violence by reenacting scenes from Star Wars. Enthralling, subtle, and poetic, this collection takes readers back to the age-old pleasures of classic fairy tales and makes them new. Their haunting lessons are an evocative reminder that cracking open the door to the imagination is no mere child's play, that delight and tragedy lurk in every corner, and that we all "have the key to the library . . . only be careful what you read."
Western Decorative Arts: Far Eastern ceramics and paintings; Persian and Indian rugs and carpets
Author: National Gallery of Art (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Catalog of the following works in the National Gallery of Art's collection of decorative arts : Chinese porcelains from the Qing dynasty, Persian and Indian rugs and carpets from the Peter A.B. Widener collection, two Chinese paintings from the 19th century and a 17th century Coromandel lacquer screen