Oriental carpets and their structure
Subtitle: highlights from the V&A Collection
By: Jennifer Wearden.
Contributors: Wearden, Jennifer Mary.
Publisher: V&A Publications; distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Victoria and Albert Museum -- Catalogs.; Rugs, Oriental -- Catalogs.; Rugs -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
Genres: Catalogs.
Description: Oriental carpets have always been prized in the West as luxury items, and an understanding of their structure is essential to a proper appreciation of them. This work covers the history of carpets in the West, and then goes on to explore weaving methods and patterns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-144).