Tübingen: Nedim Sönmez, 2003. 4to. loose sheets in portfolio with ribbon ties. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 48 copies, signed and numbered by Nedim and Nuran Sönmez. It contains 24 unique pieces, all of which are tipped in and numbered on the backing sheet. An additional motif is presented on the cover of the portfolio. These patterns are traditional motifs from all fields of classical Turkish art, including carpet and fabric design, ceramics..... READ MORE about OSMANISCHE MOTIVE IN DE MARMORIERTECHNIK / OTTOMAN MOTIFS IN THE ART OF MARBLING

Price: $660.00  other currencies  Order nr. 86849

Tübingen: Nedim Sönmez, 2002. 4to. loose sheets in portfolio with ribbon ties. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 85 copies, signed and numbered by Nedim and Nuran Sönmez. It contains 45 unique pieces, all of which are tipped-in and numbered on the backing sheet. These patterns have been used in Turkey for centuries, using original pigments. Lapis Lazuli was replaced with other materials for dark blue due to high cost, and arsenic yellow was..... READ MORE about TÜRKISCHE EBRU-MUSTER / TURKISH EBRU PATTERNS

Price: $660.00  other currencies  Order nr. 86848

Izmir, Turkey: s.p., 2021. 8vo. bound in linen with halogen gold print, covered with silk cloth and housed in a protective box bound in original marbled paper covered boards by Nedim. (13) pages, followed by 84 tipped in samples of decorated paper. First edition limited to 30 signed and numbered copies. This book is the second in a series of three accordion books produced by Nedim Sönmez. This book contains 84 original decorated paper samples..... READ MORE about A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL DECORATED PAPERS

Price: $995.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136896

Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. 4to. full leather boards with marbled paper inlays, cloth clamshell. (vii), 47 pages. Limited to an edition of 250, this is one of a few copies saved for binders. This copy has been bound in full grey goat skin with onlays of black and yellow leather and marbled paper continuing on the back cover. Gold tooled title on the front cover. Marbled end papers. Embroidered end bands. Graphite top edge. Signed and..... READ MORE about FROM EBRU TO MARBLED PAPER / VOM EBRU ZUM MARMORPAPIER

Price: $4,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135434

Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. 4to. linen. (6), 7- 47+(1) pages. Printed in a limited edition of 250 numbered and signed copies. Finely illustrated with even tipped-in original marbled specimens beautifully marbled for each book separately by the artist. An overview of the art of paper-decorating known as ebru, or marbling. Traces its origins in China and Japan to its use by Turkish calligraphers of the 15th century up to its influence on Western artists in the..... READ MORE about FROM EBRU TO MARBLED PAPER, ON THE HISTORY OF MARBLED PAPER IN THE ORIENT AND ITS WAY TO EUROPE

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62154

Izmir: n.p., 2008. 4to. leather. not paginated (but 18 leaves). Limited edition of 99 copies, numbered and signed. 10 of the bookplates are created for "Nedim Sönmez" by Nedim Sönmez, numbered and signed by the artist. The 11th bookplate, mounted on the front pastedown, is marbled for the buyer of the book. It is ready for the owner's name to be written on it and is marbled only one time. This means each of the..... READ MORE about MARBLED BOOKPLATES, 11 ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF MARBLED BOOKPLATES

Price: $275.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135128

Izmir: n.p., 2006. oblong folio. leather. not paginated (but 18 leaves). Limited edition of 28 numbered copies, containing six unique pieces, marbled in three stages on Arches Aquarelle: 100% cotton, mouldmade, watermarked paper. The original run, which is thus, was going to be marbled calligraphy on suminagashi paper. However, the suminagashi paper was used for a different project early on in the production of this book so only six copies had this 'third' stage present..... READ MORE about MARBLED CALLIGRAPHIES

Price: $590.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134731

(Izmir, Turkey: s.p., 2020). 8vo. cloth covered boards, marbled label on front cover, accordion bound, housed in a handmade marbled paper covered boards box, silk cloth. unpaginated. First edition limited to 49 signed and numbered copies. This book is the first in a series of three accordion books produced by Nedim Sönmez. Contains ten signed original tipped-in samples of marbled flowers. Hand bound by the author with marbled endpapers. The flowers are: Tulip, Hyacinth, Daisy..... READ MORE about MINIATUR FLOWERS IN MARBLING. AN ACCORDION BOOK WITH TEN MINIATUR FLOWERS

Price: $575.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134766

Izmir, Turkey: Nedim Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. paper covered boards, silk placement holder. 107 pages. First edition limited to 100 numbered and signed copies. Catalogue with 57 colored reproductions of marbled pictures. With text in English and German. Preface followed by brief reviews of the artist from Dr. Barbara Lips-Kant and one by Ruth Robert, 63 color illustrations and photographs showing her work. Layout by Özlem Kururman, Istanbul, Turkey. READ MORE about YVONNE JÄCKLE, "MARBLED FLOWERS" WORKS FROM THE 80S. "MARMORIERTE BLUMEN"...

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134714

Izmir, Turkey: (Nedim Sönmez), 2017. miniature book (6.8 by 7.7 cm.). cloth, front cover gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers. 57+(1) pages. Limited to 99 numbered copies, signed and numbered by the author. "Sönmez on Stamps II." Table of contents, a history of the art of marbled landscapes. Includes six tipped-in Turkish postage stamps featuring the marbled landscapes of Sönmez. READ MORE about MARBLED LANDSCAPES

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132183

Izmir, Turkey: n.p., 2018. 4to. illustrated paper-covered boards. 200 pages. Text in English, German, and Turkish. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Sönmez on colophon. Selected works from 1981 to 2017. Table of contents, introduction by Sönmez, essays by Annemarie Schimmel and Barbara Lipps-Kant. Comments about the work of Sönmez by scholars and booksellers. With a list of exhibitions, books, articles, and selected collections with Sönmez's works. 111 color reproductions of marbled pictures. READ MORE about 111, SELECTED WORKS FROM THE YEARS 1981 TO 2017

Price: $195.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132180