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Oriental Rugs
George W. O'bannon
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Description for Oriental Rugs
Hardback. Essential for all oriental rug scholars, collectors, dealers, and Islamic art historians, this is the first comprehensive bibliography written in English on oriental rug literature. Num Pages: 757 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GBCR; WFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
An essential reference work for all oriental rug scholars, collectors, dealers, and Islamic art historians, this is the first comprehensive bibliography written in English on the oriental rug and carpet literature, beginning with the first publication on oriental rugs in 1877 and including all known publications in any language published through 1992. O'Bannon has attempted to identify all single publications, including reprints of articles from journals and periodicals on this topic—2,875 separate entries in all. The bibliography is divided into three major categories: Carpets; Islamic Arts and Textiles; and Maintenance, Care, and Related Books, with general and geographic subdivisions. ... Read more
An essential reference work for all oriental rug scholars, collectors, dealers, and Islamic art historians, this is the first comprehensive bibliography written in English on the oriental rug and carpet literature, beginning with the first publication on oriental rugs in 1877 and including all known publications in any language published through 1992. O'Bannon has attempted to identify all single publications, including reprints of articles from journals and periodicals on this topic—2,875 separate entries in all. The bibliography is divided into three major categories: Carpets; Islamic Arts and Textiles; and Maintenance, Care, and Related Books, with general and geographic subdivisions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
757
Condition
New
Number of Pages
757
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828995
SKU
V9780810828995
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99-15
About George W. O'bannon
George W. O'Bannon (Cornell, Stanford, international relations, Middle Eastern studies), editor and assistant editor of Oriental Rug Review, a bi-monthly journal of oriental rugs and textiles, from 1983 through 1991, is an independent consultant and appraiser of oriental carpets. An internationally recognized authority in this field, he has written and spoken extensively on this topic, and his articles have appeared ... Read more
Reviews for Oriental Rugs
...the sheer amount of detail that is reflected throughout this book and the awareness of the tremendous amount of dedication, discipline, thought, and plain hard work required to collect and organize it combine to remind us of the gratitude that we owe Mr. O'Bannon on the occasion of its publication.
Bethany Mendenhall, Oriental Rug Review
Bethany Mendenhall, Oriental Rug Review