Kilim

The Complete Guide: History · Pattern · Technique · Identification

Alastair Hull, José Luczyc-Wyhowska, Nicholas Barnard

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
14 June 2000

Textile artworks: carpets & rugs

In recent years, demand for kilims (flatwoven textiles) in the West has reached unprecedented levels. Kilim: The Complete Guide unravels the complex questions surrounding the origins and history of these unique flatweaves and of the peoples who make them. Hundreds of illustrations, many in colour and many specially taken, show them in all their glory. A detailed account of techniques - materials, dyes and dyeing, tools, kilim structures and weaving - is followed by a systematic analysis of motifs and symbolism. Here, the complex relationship between Islam and the animistic or shamanistic traditions that preceded it is explored.

The core of the book is devoted to the specific characteristics of region, tribe and kilim type. Four major sections present much original research, fully informing the reader about kilims from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; Anatolia; Persia and the Caucasus; and Afghanistan and Central Asia. Chapters on new kilims and the use of kilims as bags or trappings as well as rugs - together with a reference guide to collecting, care and further study, conclude what has become the standard work on this widely appealing subject.

By: Alastair Hull, José Luczyc-Wyhowska
Introduction by: Nicholas Barnard
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 2.010kg
ISBN: 9780500282212
ISBN 10: 0500282218
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 14 June 2000
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alastair Hull has collected and studied kilims for more than twenty-five years. José Luczyc-Wyhowska opened London's Kilim Warehouse in 1982.

Reviews for Kilim: The Complete Guide: History · Pattern · Technique · Identification

'Anyone embarking on even the simplest purchase would do well to buy this book first' - Financial Times 'An essential guide' - Antique Collector

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Kilim

The Complete Guide: History · Pattern · Technique · Identification

Alastair Hull, José Luczyc-Wyhowska, Nicholas Barnard

$55

Paperback

Reviews for Kilim: The Complete Guide: History · Pattern · Technique · Identification

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