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Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets
Raby, Julian  Alison Effeny  Atasoy, Nurhan  Denny, Walter B.  Louise W. Mackie 
Publisher: Azimuth Press
ISBN10: 1898592195 ISBN13: 9781898592198 Edition: Hardcover; 2002-02-15

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Status symbols, diplomatic gifts, artistic mediums, and economic treasures--figured silk fabrics were among the most powerful and most characteristic artistic products of the Ottoman Empire. Wars were fought for control of silk revenues, and governments devoted major bureaucratic efforts toward the organization, regulation, and taxation of silk production. "Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose" is the most comprehensive and magnificently illustrated overview of Ottoman silk textiles of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its lavish, full-bleed, six-color reproductions of fabrics from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and from lesser-known ecclesiastical treasuries in the Balkans, Sweden, Poland, and Russia, demonstrate the creativity of Ottoman weavers in rich detail, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in design or a general appreciation for visual delights. Accompanied by scholarly essays that shed light on the different historical, legislative, economic, and technological factors that determined the history of these textiles. Edited by Julian Raby & Alison Effeny. Essays by Nurhan Atasoy, Walter B. Denny, Hulya Tezcan, Louise W. Mackie. Foreword by Turk Ekonomi Bankasi. 10.75 x 13.75 in. 157 color, 383 b/w illustrations English/Turkish

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