1910 1ed Oriental Carpets Humphries Color Illustrated
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1910 1ed Oriental Carpets Humphries Color Illustrated PERSIA Homer Golden Fleece
Sydney Humphries’ “Oriental Carpets” is a curious, early 20th-century book on the importance of Persian and oriental floor coverings throughout history. This work, complete with beautiful color engravings, discusses classical literature and the references to carpets and floor runners in works such as Homer’s ‘Iliad’ and ‘the Golden Fleece’, as well as the court of Alexander the Great and the Taj Mahal.
The 36 impressive illustrations depict prayer rugs, aisle runners, tapestries, as well as carpet production and dying.
Item number: #11893
Price: $499
HUMPHRIES, Sydney
Oriental carpets, runners and rugs and some Jacquard reproductions ...
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1910. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xii, 427, [1]
36 illustrations (includes 24 color plates)
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~11.75in X 8.75in (30cm x 22.5cm)
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11893
Sydney Humphries’ “Oriental Carpets” is a curious, early 20th-century book on the importance of Persian and oriental floor coverings throughout history. This work, complete with beautiful color engravings, discusses classical literature and the references to carpets and floor runners in works such as Homer’s ‘Iliad’ and ‘the Golden Fleece’, as well as the court of Alexander the Great and the Taj Mahal.
The 36 impressive illustrations depict prayer rugs, aisle runners, tapestries, as well as carpet production and dying.
Item number: #11893
Price: $499
HUMPHRIES, Sydney
Oriental carpets, runners and rugs and some Jacquard reproductions ...
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1910. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xii, 427, [1]
36 illustrations (includes 24 color plates)
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~11.75in X 8.75in (30cm x 22.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
11893
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1910 1ed Oriental Carpets Humphries Color Illustrated
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