First Edition. A FINE, like-new, bright, clean, tight, collector-worthy copy sans flaws. "This book focuses on 100 selected masterpieces of an earlier age, when kilims were woven with glorious natural colours and striking designs, redolent of ancient fertility symbols. They all come from Anatolia, the Asiatic part of Turkey, where the most visually stunning kilims were created in villages and tents by anonymous weavers whose craft attains the status of art." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in full color photography of the kilims with most full page. NOTE: Due to the large folio size and weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with country of destination. FRL1.

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Title: Kilims: Masterpieces from Turkey
Publisher: Rizzoli, New York
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0847814173
ISBN 13: 9780847814176
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Book by Petsopoulos, Yanni

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Despite the title, Petsopoulos includes only kilims from Anatolia (Asiatic Turkey) in this book, making it narrower in geographic scope than his Kilims: Flat-Woven Tapestry Rugs ( LJ 1/15/80). Here, he catalogs 100 examples of rare kilims, most never before published and all at least 200 years old. Vivid color photographs of geometric motif rugs in full length and clear closeup show the skill and artistry of anonymous weavers. In her 20-page commentary to the plates, art historian Belkis Balpinar discusses the probable origin of each kilim as well as design, structure, and reference to published sources of similar examples. Preliminary chapters treat history, weaving techniques, and motif symbolism clearly enough for the lay reader. The excellent illustrations in the plates section are well numbered, but closeups interspersed throughout the text are undocumented, forcing the reader to hunt for corresponding plates. Publishers' names are omitted from bibliographic references. Still, this book is an attractive introduction to a specialized subject, especially for libraries lacking Petsopoulos's earlier book, now out of print.
- Therese D. Baker, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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