Gardens of
Paradise
16th century
Turkish ceramic
tile decoration
This book seeks to provide a better understanding of the history, technique and artistic meaning of Turkish tiles. I include this book for the excellence of the photographs and the perfection of its printing rather than its design. The images almost recreate the coolness of the quartz tiles.
read morePhotography by Ahmet Ertuğ, text by Prof Walter Denny, colour separation by Ast + Jakob.
Published by Ertuğ & Kocabıyık, printed by Vetsch & Co, binded by Schumacher in 1998.