Author: GRIFFIN LEWIS, G.
Title: The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs. New edn., revised & enlarged.
Description: Philadelphia & London, Lippincott, 1913. Thick 8°, pict. cloth, 375 pp. Col. frontisp., 19 very fine col. plates, 84 plain plates, a large folded chart (: showing the distinguishing features of the different rugs), sketch-map, extensive glossary, bibliography, index. Covering the field of Near Eastern Rugs (Caucasian, many on Persian rugs, Turkoman rugs) & Chinese rugs & silks; their manufacture, tools used (looms etc.), traditional dyeing with vegetable dye-stuffs, symbolism of the rugs, etc. Rare. (bds. heavily soiled, shaved, contents good).

Keywords: tapestry/rugs