Description
E. Herrmann, Munchen [Published date: 1979]. Hardcover, 169 pp; chiefly illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white plates; 31 cm. Text in German and English.
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Glossy white pictorial paper over boards have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing and faint soiling. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Includes an essay by Dr. Jon Thompson entitled "Continuity and Change in the Language of Art" (in German and English), followed by extensive catalog entries describing 114 rare Oriental carpets. Sections cover Turkish, Caucasian, Persian, and Central Asian carpets, with both descriptions and many full-page plates and some fold-out pages. Issued as a scholarly dealer's catalog by Eberhart Herrmann, renowned Munich carpet expert. Errata slip bound in noting correction to lot 64. Contents include: Essay by Dr. Jon Thompson in German translation; Continuity and Change in the Language of Art, essay by Dr. Jon Thompson; Turkish Carpets: descriptions in German and color plates; Caucasian Carpets: descriptions in German and color plates; Persian Carpets: descriptions in German and color plates; Central Asian Carpets: descriptions in German and color plates; Descriptions of plate Nos. 1-114 in English.