Weavers, Merchants, and Kings: The Inscribed Rugs of Armenia

Der Manuelian, Lucy

ISBN 10: 0912804173 / ISBN 13: 9780912804170

Published by Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1984

About this Item

pictorial paper covers, 211 pages : illustrations (some color), a fine copy, "Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Armenian rugs shown at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, October 6-December 30, 1984, at the Virginia Museum, Richmond, February 18-March 31, 1985, the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, July 13-September 15, 1985, and at the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., October 17-January 5, 1986"--Title page verso. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Weavers, Merchants, and Kings: The Inscribed Rugs of Armenia
• Publisher: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912804173
• ISBN 13: 9780912804170
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • fine bindings
  • Antiques & Collectibles

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Synopsis

First Edition, 1984, a new, unworn, unopened, unmarked, slightly oversized, trade softcover, from Kimball Art Museum, Ft. Worth in cooperation with the Armenian Rug Society. By Lucy Der Manuaelian and Murray L. Eiland. Edited by Emily J. Sano. 211 pages including an index. Contents: Lenders; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; An Introduction to Rug Weaving in Armenia, Part I. Literary Sources, Part II. Armenian Rugs and Medieval Armenian Art: Motifs and Symbols, Part III. Inscriptions in Armenian Art: Words and Offerings; Handwoven Rugs of the Armenians; Appendices; Glossary; Catalogue; Bibliography; Index.