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.
- ISBN13 9781898113621
- Publish Date 24 October 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 February 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hali Publications Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 340
- Language English