"A milestone publication on oriental carpets"
Alt-Orientalische Teppiche. Herausgegeben vom österreichischen Museum für Kunst und Industrie.
Vienna & Leipzig, Anton Schroll & Karl W. Hiersemann, 1926.
Imperial folio (600 x 450 mm). 2 vols. 21, 43 pp. With 120 plates (67 of which in full colour). Original half calf with marbled boards and gilt title to spine.
€ 8.500,00
First edition. "A milestone publication based on the earlier pioneer works published by the Museum [...] Documentation and technical notes on each carpet. Magnificent illustrations" (Arntzen/Rainwater). Includes a bibliography on oriental carpets and additional examples of oriental rugmaking previously unknown and not published in Martin's 1908 monograph.
A nicely bound copy, interior clean and spotless throughout.
Literatur
Arntzen/Rainwater P629. Enay/Azadi 517.