Author: Denys, Luc and Igor Popov (Editors)
Title: Muziek Voor de Ogen: Textiel Voor de Volkeren Uit Centraal-Azie = Music for the Eyes: Textile from the Peoples of Central Asia
Description: Antwerp, Luc Denys, 1997. Softcover. Glossy black wraps with color-illus. and white lettering. 443 pp. with 387 color plates and numerous bw illus. Heavy and will require a bit of extra postage. Text is In Dutch/English. A sumptuous book on the stunning, colorful textiles of Central Asia, this is the catalogue to accompany the exhibition held in Antwerp from November 1997 to March 1998. The works on view are from the Russian Ethnographic Museum's Central Asian Collection. Included are essays and textiles for yurt construction and decoration both inside and out, rugs and carpets for the yurts, textiles for costume/dress, textiles in wedding ceremonies, rituals and ceremonies of childhood, ikat and ikat velvet, a technical analysis of a modern ikat, fibres and dyes used in Central Asian carpets, the handle rod loom, Baluch carpets, Turkestan's cultural history, nomadic families, and more. Includes a good section on items from Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. Really an astounding treasure of a book. VG, clean, tight contents but with good covers (general shelf wear) and museum ex-lib. marks (lower spine sticker, blind stamp on title page, notation on reverse, and donation bookplate [by Christian Vrouyr, owner of the oldest oriental carpet shop in Belgium]). Also a copy with none of these features, your choice! .

Keywords: Asian Decorative Arts; Central Asian Textiles; Yurts; Carpets; Kazakhstan; Russian Ethnographic Museum; Baluch Carpets; Turkestan; Ikats ; Central Asian Textiles ; ; Textiles - Asian


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