Announcing : From Myth to Art: Anatolian Kilims Edited by Ali Riza Tuna Copy editing by Bethany Mendenhall For orders : e mail to : mythtoart@bluewin.ch Price 90 CHF+international shipments An immersive book about the Anatolian flatweaves that opens new perspectives. Beyond their utilitarian function as decorated weavings, Anatolian kilims represent actually the medium for a unique iconographic tradition carried over several millennia by Anatolia’s nomadic cultures. Joining Hans Belting’s “Anthropology of Images” to Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy of cultures, in this book the author revisits the current paradigms of the Anatolian kilim studies and develops a fresh art historical vision for understanding these flatweaves, exposed by a detailed essay and 85 illustrated examples. Among other important kilims, the oldest Anatolian zili to be radiocarbon dated so far, with a period of 15th century, is published for the first time. English Text 260 pages with a total of 295 illustrations Hardbound 255 x 300 mm