From Library Journal
Some books are classics in their field and deserve to be described as "essential" reference tools. This is one such book. It is informative but, even more important, comprehensive, well written, and beautifully illustrated with more than 600 photographs, many in color, of Kilims--classic rugs from the Middle East that have become increasinly popular. In the opening chapters, the authors have provided information on how kilims are made, the construction of looms, and the dyes and dyeing techniques used. They also analyze motifs and symbolism employed by the weavers. In separate sections the authors next discuss the four major kilim producing areas of the world: North Africa, Anatolia, Persia (and the Caucasus), and Afghanistan. The book concludes with a chapter on new kilims and how to evaluate them, an excellent glossary, a chapter on rug care, and a list of kilim dealers and auctioneers throughout the world. Despite its relatively high cost, this book is essential for all art libraries and most public libraries.
- Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Booklist
The popularity of colorful, flat-woven kilim rugs has increased steadily in recent years. Highly prized as collectible textiles, kilims easily double as beautiful assets in home decor, even to the often unfortunate extent of their being cut up and made into pillow slips or upholstery fabric for sofas and chairs. Hull, who has an earlier and very informative book to his credit, teams up with Luczyc-Wyhowska in this current guide to describe in considerably more depth the design motifs, symbols, and patterns of tribal and contemporary commercially produced kilims. Illustrations, including line drawings and extensive color photographs, will help to educate aficionados and to provide detailed information to aid in identifying kilims from areas of North Africa, Anatolia, Persia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. This is most likely the definitive guide to kilims thus far, and it surely qualifies as an important acquisition where other resources are unavailable. Alice Joyce
--Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
