[MR] Ottoman Clip Art

[Woodrow Hill]

[Ah, the usual "responded to directly" bit...re-sent in case anyone
else is curious -- asim]

On 1/19/06, Woodrow Hill <asim at mindspring.com> wrote:
> On 1/19/06, abelofregnesfolc at aol.com <abelofregnesfolc at aol.com> wrote:
> > Does anybody know a site for clip art of the ottoman empire? I am not
> > looking for cartoony pics of people with sabers, but rather simple
> > designs that were stamped onto Caftans.
>
> Mmmmm...kaftan stamping...
> *AHEM*  anyway, for the basic designs, you can start with some cheap
> Dover works.
>
> Authentic Turkish Designs:
> http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486272117.html
>
> Treasury of Turkish Designs: 670 Motifs from Iznik Pottery:
> http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486255948.html
>
> Traditional Turkish Designs CD-ROM and Book:
> http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486996255.html
>
> I have the "Authentic Turkish" book; much of it is, to my eye, period
> styles, and much of the rest is "close enough for gov't work".  The
> other two I cannot vouch for, save to say that Iznik pottery is a VERY
> period technique, and quite intricate; I have some books at home, and
> a simple google search will, no doubt, pull up a number of online
> images of the pottery in question.  It should be noted, however, that
> the stamping I've seen on fabric is much more simple that the work
> done on Iznik, which was used almost exclusively on ceramics,
> including tiles.
> Sadly, I've not seen in any of my works a good image of period fabric
> stamping, at least one that's good enough to blow up and use.  But
> otherwise, hopefully that's a good start.  Feel free to ask if you
> need more...
>
> > Many thanks,
> > Abel Brem of Regnesfolc
>
>
> ----asim
>