Title: Silks for the Sultans - Ottoman Imperial Garments from Topkapi Palace
Author: Text: Patricia Baker & others - Photographs: Ahmet Ertug
Publisher: Ertug & Kocabiyik Publications
Review: A beautiful large-format book. This limited edition focuses on silks and garments made for
members of the Ottoman imperial family. Outstanding examples of kaftans designed and tailored for
ceremonial and ordinary use are selected from the collections of Topkapi Palace. The images presented I
this volume, supported by expertly written commentaries, will bring a new understanding of the Ottoman
aesthetic achievement. Superb full-page images, outstanding color reproduction and printing. 30 by 41 cms,
220 pages (145 color pages), hard bound in special Japanese cloth and presented in a slipcase .
