Treasury of Turkish Designs: 670 Motifs from Iznik Pottery (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)

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Royalty-free motifs — clouds, lotus flowers, animal and bird forms, geometrics, medallions, borders and much more — drawn from prized medieval Turkish-Ottoman pottery. 110 plates. Captions.

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Product Details Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (March 1, 1988) Language: English ISBN-10: 0486255948 ISBN-13: 978-0486255941 Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #928,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Good designs, but would like color plates...., August 12, 2000 By  AxeTopher "AxeTopher" - See all my reviews A very good sourcebook for Turkish (Iznik) Pottery motifs from the 1475-1660's. The designs are large and very clear, but they are only in B&W. This book is really good for people who want to learn about Turkish floral designs. There aren't very many geometric designs, or explanations about how's and why's (i.e. the book shows you the designs, but they don't explain why it's used or it's significance...though at the beginning of the book there is a short explanation...)This book is GREAT for ARTISTS! Though it doesn't tell you how to start your own design motif, there are so many examples, that it isn't hard to figure out! I thought this book was really helpful to me! (I am trying to design a pseudo-Turkish design for my own serving platter.) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Usefull source for Turkish traditional design students, April 30, 2000 By  Nursen Oztop (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews This book is a real treasury for one interested in Turkish design art/illumination. (TEZHIP in Turkish) I`m interested in calligraphy and illumination as a hobby and this book is a very good source with its traditional Iznik pottery motifs. The only missing point for me is lack of colourfull pictures of Iznik plates. Everybody interested in design and pottery should see this book. 4.0 out of 5 stars Treasury of Turkish Designs, May 12, 2008 By  April (Champaign, Il) - See all my reviews This book is, as other people have stated, black line drawings of turkish designs. There is not any historical information in this book but the simple pictures are very useful for learning the specific motifs of the Iznik era. I am a ceramic BFA student and found this book very useful as a source of inspirations that I could draw from in designing my own floral motifs.		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (March 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486255948
• ISBN-13: 978-0486255941
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #928,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good designs, but would like color plates...., August 12, 2000

By	AxeTopher "AxeTopher" - See all my reviews

A very good sourcebook for Turkish (Iznik) Pottery motifs from the 1475-1660's. The designs are large and very clear, but they are only in B&W. This book is really good for people who want to learn about Turkish floral designs. There aren't very many geometric designs, or explanations about how's and why's (i.e. the book shows you the designs, but they don't explain why it's used or it's significance...though at the beginning of the book there is a short explanation...)This book is GREAT for ARTISTS! Though it doesn't tell you how to start your own design motif, there are so many examples, that it isn't hard to figure out! I thought this book was really helpful to me! (I am trying to design a pseudo-Turkish design for my own serving platter.)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Usefull source for Turkish traditional design students, April 30, 2000

By	Nursen Oztop (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This book is a real treasury for one interested in Turkish design art/illumination. (TEZHIP in Turkish) I`m interested in calligraphy and illumination as a hobby and this book is a very good source with its traditional Iznik pottery motifs. The only missing point for me is lack of colourfull pictures of Iznik plates. Everybody interested in design and pottery should see this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Treasury of Turkish Designs, May 12, 2008

By	April (Champaign, Il) - See all my reviews

This book is, as other people have stated, black line drawings of turkish designs. There is not any historical information in this book but the simple pictures are very useful for learning the specific motifs of the Iznik era. I am a ceramic BFA student and found this book very useful as a source of inspirations that I could draw from in designing my own floral motifs.