The Oriental Carpet in Portugal: Carpets and Paintings, 15th-18th Centuries by Pereira, Teresa Pacheco and Jessica Hallett - 2007

Museu Nacional de Arte Angtiga, Lisbon, 2007. ISBN 10: 972776343X ISBN 13: 9789727763436, 2007. Soft cover. New. Paperback. New book. 198 p., 132 color illus., 28 x 24 cm. This book is the result of an exhibition of classic carpets and paintings with classic carpets, both from Portuguese collections, at the Museu National de Arte Antiga.. Portugal has some 100 classic carpets mostly from Persia but some from India and Turkey, and some 100 paintings of carpets from that time period. The catalog includes both the carpets and also their representation in paintings; additional text on the museum, the carpet trade in Portugal, carpets occuring in paintings by three Portuguese painters, and inventories of classic carpets and paintings with classic carpets in Portugal. One of 1000 copies.