Tübingen: Nedim Sönmez, 2005. 4to. leather. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 38 numbered copies, signed and numbered by Nedim and Nuran Sönmez. It contains twelve unique pieces, all of which are tipped-in and numbered on the backing sheet. This is the first volume in a series of four books. READ MORE about MARBLED FLOWERS
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 86897
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. cloth, marbled paper specimen mounted on front cover. 107 pages. First edition, one of 230 numbered copies bound thus, signed on the colophon and containing an original marbled paper specimen which has been signed. With text in English, German and Turkish. Preface is followed by an article by Emin Bann on The Turkish Art of Ebru, Lipps-Kant on the marbled pictures of the two artists, and a section on techniques..... READ MORE about TURKISH PAPIER.EBRU, TURKISH MARBLED PAPER
Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 62409
Ravensburg: Otto Maier, (1992). small 4to. printed paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 151, (9) pages. First edition. History, technique of Marbling, tools and materials, size, practice and patterns from the simple to the more finely differentiated, use, bibliography, and index. Extensively illustrated in color. This a valuable documentation on the varied methods of paper decoration as well as a practical guide. In German. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. READ MORE about EBRU, MARMORPAPIERE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 71430
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: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 98723
Caravan - City in the Desert - Istanbul -Alps - North Italian Landscape - A View from Lake Constance
Izmir: n.p., 2007. oblong folio. leather. not paginated (but 13 leaves). Caravan - City in the Desert - Istanbul -Alps - North Italian Landscape - A View from Lake Constance. Limited edition of only 19 copies. Marbled on "de geerts" paper. Thirteen sheets with six original samples of marbled landscapes, each 9 x 13 3/4 inches. All landscapes signed by hand. This new book is the third book of the series. An amazing and beautiful work. READ MORE about MARBLED LANDSCAPES
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 94694
Izmir: n.p., 2008. oblong 4to. leather. not paginated ( but 19 leaves). Limited edition of 39 numbered copies. 15 original samples of marbled motives with spiral forms - each 6.1 x 8.7 inches. All original samples and books are signed and numbered by the artist. Marbled endpapers are also by N. Sönmez, but are not signed. READ MORE about SPIRALS IN MARBLING WITH 15 ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF NEW MARBLED PATTERNS WITH SPIRAL FORMS CREATED
Price: $375.00 other currencies Order nr. 98210
Izmir: Nedim Sönmez, 2009. oblong folio. leather, gilt lettering on cover & spine. 15 pages, 10 marbled paper samples. This book has been produced in a limited edition of 19 signed and numbered copies, containing 10 original tipped-in marbled pictures of sea creatures. The paper is "de geerts": made in the old paper tradition of Holland, mouldmade, four deckle-edges, watermarked with a crown and "1625." Text by Nedim Sönmez in English (translated). Each sample is... READ MORE about UNDER THE SURFACE; WITH TEN ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF MARBLED PICTURES OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD'S NATURE
Price: $595.00 other currencies Order nr. 102276
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, (1991). small 4to. cloth, slipcase. 107 pages. First edition, limited to 400 numbered copies of which this is one of 100 copies composing the deluxe edition. This deluxe edition contains four special pieces: a silkscreen-resist calligraphy "ebru," book cover from Weimann's Marbling in Miniature, flower in miniature and marbled and printed "applying color to the size" in miniature. Contains over 90 illustrations with 38 in color and 8 actual specimens of marbled paper... READ MORE about CHRISTOPHER WEIMANN (1946-1988), A TRIBUTE
Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 37107
Tübingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1991. miniature (7.5 x 5.5 cm). marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 75+(1) pages, 10 plates. Limited to 150 copies. A history of marbled flowers by Sönmez in both English and German, with ten samples of marbled flowers in the back. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF MARBLED FLOWERS/DIE GESCHICHTE DER MARMORIERTEN BLUMEN
Price: $475.00 other currencies Order nr. 97761
Tubingen: Jäckle-Sönmez, 1995. miniature (7.5 x 5.5 cm). Leather strip on spine, marbled paper boards. (viii),75+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 210, of which this is one of the 140 bound in marbled paper boards. Signed by the marbler on the colophon. Hand-bound with 10 marbled specimens following the text which is in English and German. The appreciation of Turkish marbled papers in Europe dates back to the late 1500s when Istanbul became a.... READ MORE about TURCKISCH PAPIR. A SHORT HISTORY OF MARBLING IN THE ORIENT AND IN GERMANY
Price: $400.00 other currencies Order nr. 86842
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
