{"product_id":"carpets-from-islamic-lands-the-alsabah-collection-kuwait-9780500970430","title":"Carpets from Islamic Lands The alSabah Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarpets from Islamic lands have been treasured for centuries on nearly every continent on earth. This book features more than forty carpets held in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The reader cannot help but be delighted by the quality of the images chosen. Absorbing ... the text is a pleasure. It informs as opposed to dictates ... a masterful triumph' - Selvedge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah • Acknowledgments • Introduction: The 2,500-Year History of Oriental Carpets • \u003cb\u003ePART I PRE- CLASSICAL CARPETS Chapter 1\u003cb\u003e: Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Carpets • Carpets from the Sasanian period • The early Islamic pre-classical period • \u003cb\u003ePART II CLASSICAL CARPETS Chapter 2: Egypt\u003c\/b\u003e • Mamluk carpets • Chessboard carpets • \u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Turkey\u003c\/b\u003e • Seljuq carpets • Anatolian animal carpets • Ottoman carpets • “Holbein” and “Lotto” carpets • Star Ushak and Medallion Ushak carpets • Multiple-niche carpets (saff) and prayer carpets • Early village rugs from Anatolia • “Transylvanian” carpets • Late prayer rugs and their reception in Western collections • \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Persia\u003c\/b\u003e: Safavid carpets: the workshops • Safavid carpets: dating • Safavid carpets: pattern types • Compartment carpets • Medallion carpets Vine-scroll carpets • Vase carpets • Garden carpets • Safavid velvets • \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Caucasus\u003c\/b\u003e • Dragon and flower carpets • \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: India\u003c\/b\u003e • Mughal carpets: pattern groups • Vine- scroll carpets • Floral garden carpets • Animal carpets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864837599575,"sku":"9780500970430","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500970430.jpg?v=1722273204","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/carpets-from-islamic-lands-the-alsabah-collection-kuwait-9780500970430","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}