How numerous and how exquisitely eautiful are the many pieces of writing on the subject of the tulip and its place in society in the 18th century; this graceful blossom ecame the symbol of an entire epoch, and gave its name to an era.

The occidental Turks loved all flowers with unrestrained exhuberance. Within the fellowship of Islamic civilization, it was was solely the Turks who adopted the flower as an independent element, creating a distinctive and personal universe of ornamentation in architecture and in tiles.

Here are 35 colour plates of very stylised painted tulips from the work of esteemed Turkish architect Ayverdi

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The Tulip in the 18th Century (by Ekrem Hakki Ayverdi)

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