Turkish Delights

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A delightful giftbook presenting the diverse design and arts of Turkish and Ottoman history

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The cultural meeting of East and West unites the wealth of paintings, drawings, photographs and decorative objects in this gloriously illustrated book. The result is a cornucopia of Turkish delights, from carpets, silks, tiles and turbans to tulips, tobacco, coffee and croissants. Liotards fine portraits of Westerners in Turkish dress, Carpaccios turbanned figures and the coveted Turkey carpets that appear in paintings by Lotto and Holbein also bear witness to the Western fascination with all things Ottoman.

Philippa Scotts engaging and informative text explains how and why Turkey has been such a fount of inspiration in so many artistic and cultural fields including painting, ceramics, textiles, interiors and fashion for over five hundred years. Today the many fruits of this cultural encounter will delight a fresh audience with the decorative possibilities of the ravishing colours, motifs and furnishings of traditional Turkey.
Extent: 120 pp
Format: Hardback
Illustrations: 167
Publication date: 2001-04-17
Size: 23.0 x 20.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500510377

Press Reviews

A thrilling cocktail of the essence of Turkish life
Country Life

Engaging and informative … an aptly named, mouth-watering book
Antiques Magazine

Seductively illustrated and gripping
Evening Standard


About the Author

A traveller, writer, exhibitions organizer and collector, Philippa Scott has been fascinated by silk and textiles all her life. She studied textiles at Leicester Art College and is contributing editor of Hali.

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