Silks for the Sultans : Ottoman Imperial garments from Topkapi Palace
Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik, 1996. Ertug, Ahmet (photographs). Folio, boards cloth-bound in silk with embossed pattern, 145 colour plates, illustrated endpapers, pp 252. In original illustrated slipcase. Near fine condition in like slipcase.
Stunningly illustrated study of silks and garments created and woven for members of the Ottoman imperial family. The garments were chosen from the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum, with an emphasis on the decorated silk kaftans worn by the sultans, and the richly cosmopolitan nature of the Ottoman court. (Extremely heavy, please inquire first regarding postage.). Item #106167
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