Taher Sabahi

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Taher Sabahi
دکتر صباحی هنگام سخنرانی در اولین سمینار عالی فرش دستباف ایران در توکیو.jpg
Born (1940-07-21) July 21, 1940 (age 81)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materBologna University Turin University
Years active1963–present
ChildrenFarshad Sabahi,
Websitewww.taher-sabahi.org

Seyed Taher Sabahi (born July 21, 1940) is an art dealer, journalist, author and lecturer born in Tehran.

Sabahi is a founding member of the and has written a number of books on Eastern rugs and rug making. He is also the editor in chief of the Ghereh International Carpet & Textile Review journal which is published in Italian and English.[1] Sabahi is a member of the Board of Officers of the .[2]

Life[]

Born in Tehran to an Iranian Azerbaijan family, Sabahi moved to Rome in September 1961. Sabahi attended medical school in the University of Bologna's Faculty of Pharmacy. During 1972 he was recognized[by whom?] as an expert in Eastern (particularly Iranian) rugs and rug making.[citation needed]

Bibliography[]

Sabahi has written over twenty books about Iranian Carpets,[1][3] some of these are listed below

  • 1986-Tappeti d'Oriente. Arte e Tradizione.(446 pages)(Italian)
  • 1987- Splendeur du Tapis d'Oriente.(438 pages)(French)
  • 1987-Vaghireh. Modelli per la tessitura dei tappeti.(98 pages) (Italian)
  • 1989-Qashqai. Tappeti tribali persiani .(217)(Italian)
  • 1989-Tappeti. X volume "Grande Enciclopedia dell'Antiquariato. (Italian)
  • 1990-Kilim. Tappeti piani del Caucaso.(197 pages) (Italian)
  • 1991-ABC del tappeto Orientale.(217 pages) (Italian)
  • 1991-Cavalieri d'Oriente. Coperte da cavallo e da sella dal XVII al XX secolo.(224 pages) (English , Italian)
  • 1992- Orientteppiche. Band V: Kelims, Kaukasiche Flachgewebe.(197 pages) (German)
  • 1992-Sumakh. Tappeti piani a trama avvolta.(139 pages) (English , Italian)
  • 1995-Una preziosa collezione di antichi tappeti dell'Anatolia.(197 pages) (English ,Italian)
  • 1995-Samarkanda. Tappeti dalla Via della Seta.(139 pages) (English ,Italian)
  • 1997-Tülü. Tappeti a pelo lungo dell'Anatolia Centrale (Tülü. Long-Pile Rugs of Central Anatolia) .(42 pages)(English)
  • 1998- Cina. Antichi tappeti dal Celeste Impero(China. Antique Rugs of the Celestial Empire).(148 pages) (English , Italian)
  • 1998- Shahsavan Jajim . (148 pages) (English , Italian)
  • 1999-Tappeti orientali. Manutenzione e restauro. (English , Italian)
  • 2005-Cinque secoli di tappeti a Kerman . (128 pages)(English , Italian)
  • 2006-Tibet Rugs from the roof of the world . (64 pages) (English , German)
  • 2007-L’Arte del Tappeto Orientale. (644 pages) ( Italian )
  • 2008-Islamic encyclopedia of Iran(Carpet & Kilims) . (Persian)
  • 2009-Kilim, Tessuti Piani d’Oriente . (356 pages)(Italian)
  • 2014-Qalin , Story and Art of Rug weaving in Orient ( In tow volume ,1050 pages ) . (Persian)
  • 2015-Kilim , Story and Art of Flat weaving in Orient (462 pages)(Persian)
  • 2015-Qalie Irani (442 pages) (Persian)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gov't Endorses Titles on Iranian Carpet". Iran Book News Agency. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Persian Hand-Knotted Carpet Think Tank". Carpetour.
  3. ^ O'Connell Jr., J. Barry. "Notes on Taher Sabahi". SpongoBongo. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
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