Arseven, Celal Esad. L'art turc depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours.

Istanbul, Devlet Basimevi & Hachette, 1939.

Folio (252 x 339 mm). 305, (1) pp. With 18 colour plates and 503 text illustrations. Publisher's cloth with title to upper cover.

 450.00

Only edition of this lavishly illustrated history of Ottoman Turkish and Islamic art. The Turkish painter, writer and politician Celal Esat Arseven (1876-1971) made contributions to various fields, including photography, art history, theatre, cinema, architecture and urbanism, pioneering the acceptance of the concept of a unique "Turkish art".

Well preserved. From the collection of Jean-Charles Tauzin (1889-1957).

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OCLC 1356807.