Sovereign Carpets. Unknown Masterpieces from European Collections

Concaro, E., and Levi, A., ed.

Published by Skira, 1999

About this Item

Hardcover. l New book. Concaro, E., and Levi, A., ed. SOVEREIGN CARPETS. UNKNOWN MASTERPIECES FROM EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS. 1999, Skira, 253 p., 208 color illus., 28.5 x 25 cm. Exhibition catalogue from the 9th ICOC at the Palazzo Reale; there is a good selection of rugs from Turkey to China mostly from Italian collections and then an extensive section on Turkoman rugs from the State Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. Brief introductions to the various rug weaving areas and notes on the rugs by Boralevi, Cohen, Concaro, König, Levi, Mills, Pinner, Rageth, Suriano, and an essay on "The Turkoman Wedding" by Boguslavskaya and Tsareva. Both the rugs and the colors are good. This is the English version of the Italian original.

Seller Inventory # 606053406

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sovereign Carpets. Unknown Masterpieces from European Collections
• Publisher: Skira
• Publication Date: 1999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • alibris
  • biblio
  • Oriental rugs-6