Oriental rugs and carpets
Series: Pleasures and treasures
Publisher: Putnam
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Oriental Rugs
Table of contents: title: History of the craft; title: The emergence of the Turkish prayer-rug; title: Armenian weavers; title: The Caucasus; title: Prayer rugs; title: Identification of place of origin; title: Asia Minor; title: Persia; title: Turkestan; title: Oushak carpets; title: The Hereké carpet; title: The contribution of Armenia; title: The Armenian Dragon rug; title: Shirvans; title: Cabistans; title: Carabaghs; title: Kazaks; title: Soumachs; title: The garden carpet; title: The Trinitarias carpet; title: The Ardebil carpet; title: Techniques used during the Sefavi period; title: The London transit market; title: Excellence of Persian designs; title: Individual towns producing rugs and carpets: Tabriz, Isfahan, Kirman, Kashan, Meshed and Herat, Heriz and Ghorovan, Qum and Nain-Turkmenskaya and Uzbekskaya; title: Bokhara carpets; title: The Turkoman tribes; title: Chinese influence; title: The marginal areas: China, India, Pakistan, Kashmir, Egypt, The Balkan countries, Spain; title: What of the future?; title: Use of mechanical aids and materials; title: Shortage of good old carpets.