Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands

Name: Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands
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ISBN: 9780500970553

ISBN-10: 0500970556

ISBN-13: 9780500970553

Edition: N/A

Authors: Friedrich Spuhler

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This volume in Thames & Hudson s celebrated series cataloging the al-Sabah collection features a unique collection of carpets and textile fragments from the pre-Islamic and early Islamic world. The Sasanian fragments fill a substantial gap in the early history of pile carpets, dating from the second to the eighth century AD, and make a valuable contribution of the understanding of local artistic traditions. The second half of the book is devoted to post-Sasanian and Sogdian silks dating from the sixth to the tenth century. A wave of these beautiful textiles has reached the West since the turn of the 21st century, and here they are divided into variants featuring birds, mammals, and…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 9/8/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 186
Size: 8.70" wide x 10.90" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Friedrich Spuhler is the author of many books on textiles including Carpets from Islamic Lands.