Author : American Art Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527825512
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (255 download)
Book Synopsis Catalogue de Luxe of the Ancient Rugs, Sculptures, Tapestries, Costly Furniture, and Other Objects Belonging to the Estate of the Late Charles T. Yerkes by : American Art Association
Download or read book Catalogue de Luxe of the Ancient Rugs, Sculptures, Tapestries, Costly Furniture, and Other Objects Belonging to the Estate of the Late Charles T. Yerkes written by American Art Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue De Luxe of the Ancient Rugs, Sculptures, Tapestries, Costly Furniture, and Other Objects Belonging to the Estate of the Late Charles T. Yerkes: Louis S. Owsley, Executor Texture, One hundred and twenty hand-tied knots to the square inch. Here is probably a Seventeenth Century product which, by some one lacking knowledge of its worth and interest as a textile document, has been put to harsh practical uses, and sheared off, apparently, to fit as carpeting a space which it long occupied. The inspira tion is of Ispahan and the golden age; the execution is that of the turko-persian workman somewhere in the neighborhood of the Caspian Sea. The color, while evidently meant to repeat that of the oldest and finest Persian fabrics, was probably brewed in Trans caucasia. Animals, vines, flowers alike are mechanical in drawing and coordination in design has been lost sight of. The border, while conscientiously carried out, has the quality of the modern work of North Persian hill towns, and to complete the evidence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
