Silks for the sultans
Subtitle: Ottoman imperial garments from Topkapı Palace
By: photography and concept, Ahmet Ertuğ ; essays by Patricia L. Baker, Hülya Tezcan, Jennifer Wearden ; [translation of Hülya Tezcan's essay into English, Robert Bragner]
Contributors: Ertuğ, Ahmet; Baker, Patricia L; Tezcan, Hülya; Wearden, Jennifer Mary
Publisher: Ertuğ & Kocabiyik
Published: 1996
Place of publication: [Turkey]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Costume -- Turkey -- History; Turks -- Costume; Silk weaving -- Turkey -- History
Notes: Issued in illustrated slip case

Illustration on slipcase and endpapers is short silk kemha kaftan with a pomegranate design, late 16th- early 17th century

Binding by Zanardi Editoriale Spa, Padova

Cover of green silk with embossed floral design

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-250)
Table of contents: value: The imperial robe collection at Topkapı Palace Museum -- Hülya Tezcan; value: Textile patterns on royal Ottoman kaftans -- Patricia L. Baker; value: The technical skill of Ottoman craftsmen-- Jennifer Wearden