Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin

Spuhler, Friedrich. Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1988. First UK edition. Quarto. 332pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Catalogue of the Oriental carpets held by the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. The collection consists of two hundred and nine carpets representing all periods and regions in the history of Oriental carpets and is displayed in its entirety for the first time in this book. All of the carpets are described in detail and illustrated. Each chapter features a different carpet-producing region and provides a comprehensive historical introduction; a description of each piece and its exhibition history follows. This catalogue is splendidly illustrated throughout with 208 color and b/w photographic reproductions. Minor shelf wear. Fore-edge of half-title partly and slightly soiled. Dust-jacket in overall good+, binding in very good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g+ to vg. Hardcover. (37408) $45