The Persian Carpet Tradition: Six Centuries of Design Evolution

By P R J Ford

Between 1400 and 1500 a design revolution in Persia swept away a 2000-year-old tradition of carpet design, replacing abstract geometric patterns with complex floral scrolls dominated by a central medallion derived from the Chinese cloud-collar shape. This revolution represents a major event in world art history, comparable to that which occurred at the same time in Renaissance Italy. It was followed over the next four centuries by a second revolution, during which the principal design elements of the first permeated carpet production at every level throughout Persia and continue to dominate it to this day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1898113629
• ISBN13: 9781898113621
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Hali Publications Ltd
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 6.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.8" x 12.7"