How to Read Islamic Carpets
How to Read Islamic Carpets by Walter B. Denny is an illustrated volume published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 15, 2014. This book provides insights into the intricate world of handwoven carpets, a prominent form of Islamic art with a rich history dating back to the fourteenth century. It explores the geographic diversity of these carpets, highlighting their significance from Europe to Eurasia and the Middle East, showcasing both their beauty and technical skill.
Readers will discover a selection of approximately sixty exemplary pieces from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection, featuring carpets from regions such as Persia, India, Turkey, and North Africa. The text offers concise descriptions that place each work within its historical and cultural context, beginning with an exploration of materials and techniques. How to Read Islamic Carpets serves as a comprehensive introduction to this captivating art form, revealing the enduring impact of carpet-weaving traditions beyond the Islamic world. With 144 pages, this edition is designed to engage both art enthusiasts and those interested in the cultural significance of textiles.
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The engaging and accessible volume offers invaluable insights and novel perspectives on what is perhaps the most iconic of all Islamic art forms: the handwoven carpet. With a history stretching back to the fourteenth century and a geographic reach spanning Europe to Eurasia, Mongolia to the Middle East, Islamic carpets boast a degree of innovation and technical skill to rival the world’s most exalted works of art. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from carpets of all forms be they colossal silk rugs exchanged as gifts by sultans and kings or small and sturdy textiles woven for use in nomadic encampments.
Some sixty superlatives examples from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection—from Persia, India, Turkey, North Africa, and across the Islamic world—are presented here in lavish detail, with concise and approachable texts that position each work in historical and cultural context. Beginning with a discussion of materials and techniques, How to Read Islamic Carpets offers a comprehensive introduction to this captivating art form, and reveals the lasting influence of carpet-weaving traditions in lands far beyond the Islamic world.
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