Search Results: Authors starting with D from The Rug Book Shop

1988. Soft cover. New. Paper. New book. 63 p., 60 illus., 14 in color, 25 x 19 cm. A detailed description of the textiles in this Swedish castle: 2 rugs: 17th century Lotto & Polonaise, brocades, hangings, embroideries, finials to canopy beds & panels from a 17th centur y Turkish tent, clothing. Text in Swedish; captions to illustrations in English. The textiles are in good condition, and are ornate, fitting the wealth of the owners of the castle.

Princeton University Press, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. No internal marks, hinges good, corners not bumped or rounded, light foxing on edges. Dust jacket shiny, not torn or chipped, slight curling along top and bottom edges.

Nassauischer Kunstverein, 1966, 1966. Paperback. New/No Jacket, as so Issued. Paperback. New book. No dust jacket (as so issued) 264 p., 120 pl., 23 x l5.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of the Anton Danker collection, about 1/3 Turkish, 1/3 Caucasian, and the rest Persian & Turkmen. Mostly 19th century; brief introductions to the weaving areas; then brief descriptions of the rugs (mostly colors); technical analyses. In German.

Pantheon, 1948. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gustave Dore. Hardcover. Used good condition: no internal marks, hinges good, on end page creased, slight edgewear, rounded corners, not ex-library, 188 pages, 67 plates by Gusave Dore. Red cloth cover. quarter tan cloth, stamped in black and gold on spine.

1967. 2nd Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, as so Issued. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, no internal marks, covers shiny, hinges intact. 1967, 2nd edition, 191 p., 76 illus., 53 in color, 23.5 x 16 cm. A beginner's book, with brief sections on the history of carpets, how to buy, how to repair, and then a dictionary of rug terms, mostly sites of production. The illustrations are of good quality 1st and 2nd quarter 20th century (since the book was published in 1967) with a few late 19th century rugs from a variety of French and German rug dealers. In French.

Hessenhuis, Antwerp, 1988, 1988. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 157 p., 125 bl & wh illus., 29 x 20.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Hessenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium, of Turkish rugs & flatweaves, mostly 20th century. The text is good; sections on rugs in 14th-17th century paintings, weaving techniques, repair & conservation, dyes - including pictures of plants, and the Dobag project. The illustrations lack contrast. In Flemish. Nieuw boek. bl 157 p., 125 & wh illus., 29 x 20,5 cm. De catalogus van de tentoonstelling, Hessenhuis, Antwerpen, België, van Turkse dekens & flatweaves, meestal 20ste eeuw. De tekst is goed; secties over dekens in de veertiende-14th-17ste eeuwschilderijen, het weven technieken, reparatie & behoud, kleurstoffen - met inbegrip van beelden van installaties, en h e t project Dobag. De illustraties hebben contrast niet. In VlamingenAusstellungkatalog, Hessenhuis, Antwerpen, Belgien, der türkischen Wolldecken und der flatweaves, meistens 20.… Read More

Northland Publishing Co., 1990, revised, expanded edition. ISBN 0873581385. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. Many illus in color, 128 p., 24 x 17.5 cm. An introductory book, with some history of the navajo and their weaving; also buying information, including on fakes & frauds, and on care of Navajo rugs.

Marchi Artetessili, 1993, 1993. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. New book. 131 p., 25 color illus., c. 200 figures, 29 x 24 cm. A Oriental rug dealer's catalogue; about 100 p of text arguing that many geometric designs - crosses, diamonds with latch hooks, hexagons - are representations of the Great Goddess, or childbirth, or female reproductive organs. The bibliography reveals the influence of Gimbutas & Mellaart. The color plates are of tribal rugs, kilims, bags, mostly from Persia with a few Turkish & Afghan. In Italian.

Musees Royaux d'art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles. 1977. No ISBN, 1977. Soft cover. New. Softcover / paperback. New book. 36 illus., 19 x 13 cm. A guide to medieval & early renaissance tapestries in the Bruxelles Museum of Art & History. The tapestries are mostly Flemish. The subjects of the tapestries are The Presentation in the Temple, The Game of Savage Men, Battle of Roncevaux, Shearing Sheep, the Youth of Hercules, scenes of the Passion, Judith and Holophernes, the legend of Herkenbald, glorification of Christ, the legend of Notre-Dame du Sablon, St. Anne Trinitaire, discovery of the cross, baptism of Christ, Christ before Pilate, Deploration of Christ, and 4 tapestries on the victory of virtues. There is a 9 page introduction on the tapestries and their production. In French.

Simon and Schuster, 1994 ISBN:0671899465. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 203 p., 48 illus., 16 in color, 21.5 x 14 cm. An survey of carpets, directed toward the beginning collector; thus the section on carpets regions is only 1/3 of the book; the rest is on the history of carpets, where to buy rug s, how to see if prices are reasonable, how to care to rugs, and what books to read. There is a lot of detail.

Le Courrier du Livre. 1977 ISBN 2-7029-0010-0, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Used, very good condition, with very good dust jacket. 105 p., 107 illus., 24 in color, 30.5 x 21.5 cm. This is the French edition of The Tibetan Carpet; and is one of the major sources on Tibetan carpets; about half the book is on their construction and use; about half on carpet types & designs, both before & after 1959. In French.

Kimbell Art Museum, 1984. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. New book. 211 p., 68 color pl., 29.5 x 22 cm. Exhibition catalogue, on inscribed rugs from Armenia; good essays analyzing Armenian rug production in the Caucasus & Turkey, Armenian design elements, & inscriptions as historic & cultural documents.

2024. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 2024, 62 p., 56 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. This is the fourth in a series of books illustrating types of Turkmen rugs, with 45 examples of Tekke chuvals and 10 small sized rugs, around 1 meter by 1 meter, large enough for 1 person to be seated and speculated in the literature to be a wedding rug . Very brief introduction and brief, one or two sentence comments on each textile. Bibliography. Good color.

Blurb, 2022. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 2022, 68 p., 56 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. An assemblage of pre-synthetic Saryk pieces, mostly bags and small pieces, a few of which have been published elsewhere. Very brief introduction; short comments on each piece including size and reference to where published previously. The hope is that the book will draw attention to the beauty of these weavings. Bibliography. Good color.

2003. No ISBN. Audio Book (CD). New. CD, in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), viewable on any MAC or PC with a CD Rom drive and Adobe Acrobat Reader. A CD of the exhibition at the Mark Shilen Gallery, presented in conjunction with the Hajji Baba Club of New York and the 10th Int ernational Conference on Oriental Carpets.

Blurb, 2021. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 2021, 89 p., 78 color plates, 25 x 20 cm. Brief introduction on Kirghiz rugs, including reference to books with previously published examples; brief comments on the texiles, but most of the book consists of plates of Kirghiz and Uzbek rugs with a few examples of bag faces, julkhirs, and tent bands. This is now the book with the largest number of full sized carpets from these areas.

Blurb, 2023. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 2023, 65 color plates, 25 x 20. This is the third in a series of books illustrating types of Turkmen rugs, with 46 examples of Tekke, Ersari, Yomud, Salor Saryk, Chodor and Uzbek engsi. Very brief introduction, with an argument that "large tree" symbols in the skirts are older than "animal tree" symbols; 1 to 2 sentence comments on each example. Bibliography. Good color.

Self-published, 1997 ISBN 3-9805435-9-5, 1997. Hardcover. New/New. Hardback. New book, in dust jacket. c. 120 p., 64 color pl., 32 x 23 cm. 78 Baluch rugs from private collections, with a reprint of Spooner: "who are the Baluch" and an interview with Dr. D.H.G. Wegner.

Verlag Frank Martin Diehr, 2001. ISBN 3-9805435-8-7, 2001. Soft cover. New. Softcover.. New book. 64 p., 36 color pl., 31.5 x 22.5 cm. Mostly a picture book of 36 Baluch rugs, with brief comments, and technical descriptions; the quality of the rugs is good, as was true of Diehr's earlier book. . One of 250 copies.

Lippincott, 1959, revised edition. No ISBN. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. Used, very good condition in a good dust jacket: chip along back edge, wear along edges, three two inch tears.