Author: Scala, Arthur von (1845-1909), J. M. Stoeckel, Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929, Vincent Joseph Robinson (1829-1910), Edouard Gerspach (1833-1906), Sidney John Alexander Churchill (1862-1921), Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood, (1832-1917), Sir Caspar
Title: Tapis D'Orient. Publiés Sous Les Auspices Du Ministère Du Commerce Et Du Ministère Des Cultes Et de L'Instruction Publique Par le Musée Commercial Imp. Roy. Autrichien
Description: Wien: K.K. Österreichischen Handels-Museum, 1892-96. Elephant folio. Spines faded, light wear to bindings; plates and text clean and bright; very good. 2 volumes bound from the original parts. iv, xxxxiii, 20, [2] pp. 149 plates, some containing multiple illustrations, comprising: 48 plates each in a black & white and a colored state (96 plates); 41 black & white plates with mounted color key piece; 5 color plates; 5 black & white plates; and 2 plates with both black & white and colored illustrations. (Folio) 64.5x50 cm (25½x19¾") green half calf and cloth, lettered in gilt on spines and front covers. No. 345 of 400 copies and one of only 70 with text in French. First Edition. Also published in German (200 copies) and English (130 copies) language editions. A cornerstone works on Oriental carpets, with writings by Caspar Clarke, Wilhelm Bode, Vincent Joseph Robinson, Sidney J.A. Churchill, George C.M. Birdwood, Alois Riegl, and Arthur von Scala. Les tapis turcs modernes / J.M. Stoeckel -- Ancient tapis orientaux à figures d'animaux / William Bode -- Tapis indiens / Vincent J. Robinson -- L'ancienne fabrication des tapis à Paris / Gerspach -- L'industrie de tapis en Perse état actuel / Sidney J.A. Churchill -- Histoire des origines de la fabrication des tapis de luxe orientaux / George Birdwood -- Tapis d'orient / C. Purdon Clarke -- Descriptions des tapis reproduits / Alois Riegl. .

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