Download or read book Oriental Carpets and Their Structure written by Jennifer Mary Wearden and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oriental Carpets have always been prized in the West as luxury items, and this is a stunning showcase of 100 of the greatest oriental carpets in the V&A. The carpets in the book range from Chinese to Turkish and there is a section on popular kilims and flatweaves. The basic techniques of carpet weaving are explained alongside diagrams and photographic details showing how to interpret the structure of any carpet.

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Download or read book A Selection of Fine Oriental Rugs written by Anderson Galleries, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Rugs to Riches written by Caroline Bosly and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugs to Riches is an authoritative, lively, and eminently practical guide for people who want to learn the dos and don'ts of choosing handmade oriental rugs. Caroline Bosly, one of the foremost rug brokers in the world, describes the various types of rugs and their origins, explains the difference between buying new and antique rugs, and tells you how to buy a rug of any size at the best possible price. Written in a simple, straightforward style that strips away the mystique from oriental rugs, Rugs to Riches also advises you on: Determining whether a rug is handmade or not, and whether it has been altered in any way. Evaluating a rug's condition and determining whether the retail price is a fair one, using a simple point system. Bargaining down the price of a rug, no matter what type of store you find it in. Selling a rug and making a profit. Decorating with oriental rugs and ensuring that they remain clean and in good repair.

Download or read book A Selection of Fine Oriental Rugs From the Stock of H Michaelyan Two West Forty Seventh Street New York written by Anderson Galleries and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Selection of Fine Oriental Rugs From the Stock of H. Michaelyan, Two West Forty-Seventh Street, New York: Including an Interesting Series of Kulah, Giordes, Meles, Etc. Prayer Rugs, Small and Large Rugs From the Caucasus, Persian Rugs, Including Fine Specimens of Feraghan, Khorassan, Hamadan, Herat But Hodja, the famous representative of common sense in Turkey, said to the commis'erating friends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Oriental Rugs written by Peter F. Stone and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental reference work--long awaited by collectors and scholars--fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and textile terms in use across a broad swath of the globe--from Morocco to Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Covering priceless museum-quality rug traditions as well as modern centers of production, Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins draws on classical scholarship as well as current terminology in use among producers and traders in these areas today. It focuses primarily on the rich hand-knotting and hand-weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, but also includes some examples of Scandinavian and Native American weavings. Oriental rugs are receiving ever-increasing attention and recognition in the field of art history. Tribal weavings especially have become a focus for new research, and Oriental Rugs provides a new understanding of many distinctive traditions that were previously understudied, such as the weavings of southwest Persia, Baluchistan and Kurdistan. This concise oriental rug reference book is a must-have for scholars and anyone serious about collecting rugs, selling rugs or the rug trade in general. Additional reference information also includes: Foreign terms Place names The Oriental Rug lexicon Museums with notable rug collections Oriental rug internet sites

Download or read book The James F Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Ballard Collection and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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