Anatolian carpets
Subtitle: masterpieces from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, İstanbul
By: text, Nazan Ölçer & Walter Denny ; technical analysis, Nils Rüters ; photography and editorial coordination, Ahmet Ertuğ
Contributors: Denny, Walter B; Rüters, Nils; Ertuğ, Ahmet; Türk ve İslâm Eserleri Müzesi
Publisher: Ertuğ & Kocabiyik
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bern
Language: eng
Subjects: Türk ve İslâm Eserleri Müzesi -- Catalogs; Rugs, Islamic -- Turkey -- Catalogs; Rugs, Oriental -- Turkey -- Catalogs; Rugs -- Turkey -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs
Notes: Issued in portfolio case (47 cm.)

Marbled endpapers

Issued in red and black, shantung clamshell box

Cover of vol. 1 of black shantung with blind-stamped lettering and abstract design; vol. 2 has cover of red shantung with black lettering and a blind-stamped abstract design; spine of black shantung with red lettering

Includes a glossary (v. 1, p. 86-87)

"One hundred and forty carpets from the Museum's collections are presented in large-format color reproductions ... many of these carpets have never been seen publicly before, and most are illustrated and discussed in print for the first time in this volume ... ."--Intro

Table of contents of both volumes reads: Anatolian carpets with centralized designs; Anatolian carpets with geometric designs; Anatolian saf carpets; Carpets from Ottoman court manufactories; Anatolian carpets with 'Lotto' designs; Anatolian carpets from Uşak manufactories; Anatolian carpets with Uşak-related designs; Anatolian rugs with textile patterns; Older Anatolian seccade rugs; 19th century West Anatolian carpets; 19th century Anatolian carpets from various areas; and 19th century carpets from Central Anatolia

Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 84-85)
Table of contents: value: v. 1. Text; value: v. 2. Plates