Author: FORMENTON,FABIO
Title: Oriental Rugs and Carpets.
Description: London : Hamlyn, 1977.. 5th impr. 251 p., (col.) ills., index, bibliography HARDCOVER: (Orig. green gilt. cloth with dustjacket. VERY GOOD) ¶ Comprehensive catalogue of carpets and rugs. Beautifully illustrated with color plates, most full page, and b/w illustrations. Indeed '...a comprehensive guide intended for anyone...who is interested in Oriental carpets. The main body of text is a systematic catalogue of carpets and rugs, illustrated with over a hundred superb colour plates and maps of each region. ...souce of reference and immediate identification. The catalogue is divided into five chapters corresponding to the most important carpet-weaving centres: Turkey; the Caucasus; Persia (Iran); Turlestan and Afghanistan; China and India. Each carpet is described in detail technically and aesthetically, and an assessment is made of its quality. The book also contains an introduction dealing with the historical background, the materials and methods of weaving, and the main designs and motifs, as well as descriptions of nine outstanding historic carpets.’

Keywords: Cultural history rugs carpets Cultural history collections Exhibitions


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