ORIENTAL CARPETS - VOLKMAR GANTZHORN
a presentation of its development, iconologically and iconographically, from its beginnings to the 18th century
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ORIENTAL CARPETS is een boek van VOLKMAR GANTZHORN. Deze editie wordt tweedehands aangeboden door 2 boekverkoper(s) uit Antwerpen, Maarssen. Voor meer info, bekijk de beschrijving van de beschikbare exemplaren verder op deze pagina.
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few spots on book block, in fine condition. Text in English. Size 25 x 32 cm. Illustrations in colour.
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In this volume, two and a half thousand years are presented and analysed. The author's research has resulted in completely new insights and relationships - a revision of the history of the oriental carpet. He has been able to trace the pattern back to Phrygian and other traditions, which were carried on by the Armenians up to the beginning of our own century: carpets as symbols of power, as deeply religious abstract textile icons. The oriental carpet is neither of nomadic origin, nor does its origin lie in ...
