Turkish Delights

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!Liotard'sfineportraitsofWesternersinTurkishdress,Carpaccio'sturbanedfigures,andthecoveted"Turkey"carpetsthatappearinpaintingsbyLottoandHolbeinbearwitnesstoadeepWesternfascinationwithallthingsOttoman.Itisthisculturalinfluence,spanningfivehundredyearsfromthefallofConstantinoplethroughtothetwentiethcenturythatunitesthewealthofpaintings,drawings,photography,anddecorativeobjectsinthissumptuouslyillustratedbook.TheresultisavisualfeastofTurkishdelights,fromtheexoticallureoftheharemandTurkishbathstoOttoman-inspiredWesterninteriorsandpavilions;frompaintingsofEuropeansinTurkishcostumetocarpets,silks,tulips,turbans,Izniktiles,coffee,tobacco,andcroissants.ThedelightfullyinformativetextexplainshowTurkey,thegatewaytotheEast,becameafountainofinspirationforsomanyartisticandculturalfieldspainting,ceramics,textiles,interiors,fashionintheWest.Todaythemanyfruitsofthisculturalmeeting,enticinglydisplayedinthisbook,willengageafreshaudiencewiththedecorativepossibilitiesoftheravishingcolors,motifs,andfurnishingsoftraditionalTurkey.150colorphotographs.