Half Price - Hand-woven Carpets: Oriental & European. 2 Volume (limited Edition) Set
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Hand-Woven Carpets: Oriental & European. 2 Volume (Limited Edition) Set 379 out of 1000 From Preface A brief explanation of the nature of the link between this volume and Neugebauer and Orendi's excellent Handbuch der Orientalischen Teppichkunde, published in 1909, is due to the reader. By arrangement with Messrs. Hiersemann of Leipzig many of the illustrations in that volume have been made use of, and these have been supplemented by a large number of new ones in colour and half-tone. The scope of that handbook did not render the text easily adaptable as a basis for the text of the present volume. The necessary amplification and revision would have entirely destroyed its character, and to undertake the task would have hindered rather than furthered the end in view. These considerations explain why the text of the present volume is entirely new. Responsibility must in no case be laid, therefore, at the door of the earlier writers, except in regard to a few statements, of no vital import, which could have only been verified by reference to the original carpets illustrated but not now accessible. The great value of Neugebauer and Orendi's work lay in the varied and admirable series of illustrations of carpets woven within the last hundred years and in the descriptive notes appended. 2 Volumes in Good condition, Tan buckram with gilt titling on spines, gilt illustration on upper cover, a bit soiled, good condition. Some writing in pencil in front of both books - See photos for condition.
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