Ebru Paper with Drawing of Beyazit Tower
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
(Istanbul): Ebristan, 2008. Barutçugil, Hikmet. Original marbled paper art by Turkey's premier paper marbler, Hikmet Barutçugil, with dusky swirls of pale peach, green, blue, and mauve. Signed and dated by the artist. Emerging from the center of the marbling is a small, detailed drawing in brown ink of the entrance archway to Istanbul University and Beyazit Tower. The tower is located on the university's campus and was originally built in 1824 as a fire watch-tower. Birds fly overhead and disappear amidst the soft clouds of a marbled sky. Paper marbling, or Ebru, is one of the oldest arts in Turkey. In addition to being employed in book binding and decoration, it was often used as a background for calligraphy and is considered high art. Ever since its fifteenth-century beginnings, artists in Turkey (and around the world) have experimented with marbling in order to create increasingly complex designs, which are works of art in their own right. Measuring 28 by 20 inches. One corner slightly bumped, else a fine example of this traditional art form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23146
- Title
- Ebru Paper with Drawing of Beyazit Tower
- Illustrator
- Barutçugil, Hikmet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ebristan
- Place of Publication
- (Istanbul)
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...