[Scriptoris] Ottoman/Persian book

[Carolle Ternus]

Forwarded from another list. It may also be useful for costumers.
Radegund

It's called "Falnama- The Book of Omens" and features about 300
> 
illuminated
> pages from Ottoman/Safavid Persian Falnamas.? It 
features many previously
> un-published illuminations from private
 collections (like Topkapi Palace)
> and is gobsmackingly 
beautiful.? At $40.00 USD, it was a steal.
>
> It's a great 
resource for scribes and illuminators keen on this period-
> the
>
 pictures are clear and from what I saw at the gallery and in Istanbul,
> close 
to true colours.? There are hundreds of examples of both men's and
>
 women's costumes (in various states of undress) and more hats than you
>
 could wear in
> a lifetime!
>
> Here's the info for 
those interested:
>
> "Falnama- The Book of Omens"
> 
Massumeh Farhad and Serpil Bacgi
> Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
>
 isbn- 978-0-934686-14-3
>
 2009
>
> http://www.freersacklershop.com/falnamacatalog.html