Turkoman Studies I: Aspects of the weaving and decorative arts of Central Asia
Hardcover
1980 · London
by Pinner, Robert and Michael Franses
London: Oguz Press, 1980. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-art library with labels and marks on DJ and binding and interior; pages are otherwise clear.). Red cloth, red & illus. dust jacket, 288 pp., 574 BW illus., 28 color illus. A collection of 20 essays on the topic of the carpets of the Turkoman nomads. Considers the carpets' history, the people who created them, and the use of such symbols as the Great Bird and the Animal Tree. Profusely illustrated. (Inventory #: 154089)