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Liotard's fine portraits of Westerners in Turkish dress, Carpaccio's turbaned figures, and the coveted "Turkey" carpets that appear in paintings by Lotto and Holbein bear witness to a deep Western fascination with all things Ottoman. It is this cultural influence, spanning five hundred yearsfrom the fall of Constantinople through to the twentieth centurythat unites the wealth of paintings, drawings, photography, and decorative objects in this sumptuously illustrated book. The result is a visual feast of Turkish delights, from the exotic allure of the harem and Turkish baths to Ottoman-inspired Western interiors and pavilions; from paintings of Europeans in Turkish costume to carpets, silks, tulips, turbans, Iznik tiles, coffee, tobacco, and croissants. The delightfully informative text explains how Turkey, the gateway to the East, became a fountain of inspiration for so many artistic and cultural fieldspainting, ceramics, textiles, interiors, fashionin the West. Today the many fruits of this cultural meeting, enticingly displayed in this book, will engage a fresh audience with the decorative possibilities of the ravishing colors, motifs, and furnishings of traditional Turkey. 150 color photographs.
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目錄:Introductionp. 12The Turbanp. 20Tulips and Pomegranatesp. 28Magic Carpetsp. 40Tents and Pavilionsp. 50Sweet Watersp. 60Turkish Interiorsp. 68Harem and Hamamp. 78In Turkish Guisep. 88Coffee and Tobaccop. 96Orient Expressp. 106Acknowledgments and Photo Creditsp. 112Guidep. 113Select Bibliographyp. 118Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.