(Hardback)

Suitable for modern admirers of oriental carpets, this book features forty classical carpets held in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments. It describes collections in the context of history of Islamic art, recounting carpets stories and celebrating their intricate designs and craftsmanship.

(Paperback)

Carpets from Islamic lands have been treasured for centuries on nearly every continent on earth. This book features more than forty carpets held in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments.

(Paperback)

"A crucial reference for anyone interest in the earliest surviving pile carpets. . . Primarily a resource for scholars, this volume is nonetheless full of beautiful works of exceptional historical interest. . . Highly recommended." --Choice