Author: THIELE, PETER (EDITOR),
Title: Filzteppiche; Ihre Geschichte und Eigenart. [Erste Auflage; First edition].
Description: Braunschweig, Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1980. 8°. Original cloth. Original gilded title in bold type on front cover and spine. Original boards slipcase. 170pp. Numerous captioned coloured and monochrome illustrations in text and full-page, manufacurers' hallmarks in text with japanese and chinese characters, transcribed, captioned monochrome linedrawings in text, sketch-maps of which full-page with legenda featuring trade-routes from West to East and back, list of literature for further reading also including text in japanese characters, index, table of contents. [Bibliothek für Kunst und Antiquitätenfreunde, Band LV]. Rather detailed german language monograph, an investigation into the origin, cultural history, manufacture and trade of Felt tapestries, originating from Asia minor, China and Japan, which is preceded by a general survey of Felt and felt manufacure through the ages. Very fine copy, WITH DUSTJACKET AND SLIPCASE.

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