Download or read book Oriental Carpets from the Tents Cottages and Workshops of Asia written by Jon Thompson and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1988 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oriental Rugs and Carpets written by Arthur Urbane Dilley and published by J.P. Lippincott. This book was released on 1959 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rugs and Carpets from the Orient written by Joslin Dry Goods Co and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rugs and Carpets from the Orient written by Powers Mercantile Company and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Oriental Carpet Design written by P. R. J. Ford and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1992 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the field...Mr. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time." Carpet Review Weekly

Download or read book Oriental Rugs a Complete Guide written by Charles Jacobsen and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative reference contains a vast amount of information about Oriental rugs. Oriental Rugs: A Complete Guide is the first large volume on the subject to be printed in the past forty-five years is meant for the individual who is interested in purchasing his first Oriental Rug, as well as the collector, museum, and rug importer. The volume is divided into three main parts. Part I, entitled "General Discussion devotes one chapter to each of the large rug weaving countries and includes helpful hints as to what the rug buyer should look for in an particular rug. Part II, "Description of Types," is an alphabetical list of all the names that have been used to identify rugs in the past, as well as the names that are being used at present. Each entry is followed by a full discussion and description of the rug. Part III, “Plates,” contains 194 pictures of different types of rugs, complete with descriptive captions for each. Thirty-nine of the plates are in full color. All of the plates are large, allowing the reader to see the design, and in some cases, the colors used in the particular rug.

Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to Making Oriental Rugs written by Gordon W. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rugs and Carpets of the Orient written by Knut Larson and published by Frederick Warne Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oriental Carpets in Miniature written by Frank M. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intricate patterning and rich hues of tribal rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran have attracted collectors for decades. Twenty-four different designs from these rich traditions, carefully reduced in scale and accurately charted, make handsome small take-along projects. Designs can be worked on fine, medium or heavy canvas. The patterns have been gleaned from museum collections, and their origins have been carefully researched and documented.

Download or read book Carpets written by Jon Thompson and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Rugs and carpets from the orient written by Lawrence Winters and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1902 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugs and carpets from the orient. Nineteen Hundred and Seven.

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Download or read book Orient Stars II Hb written by FRANSES and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orient Stars 2: A Carpet Collection' is a limited-edition companion to 'Orient Stars: A Carpet Collection' (Stuttgart and London 1993). This new volume presents for the first time the early Turkish and Central Asian carpets added to the iconic 'Orient Stars' Collection by Heinrich and Waltraut Kirchheim after 1993. 0Focusing on some of the earliest and rarest examples ever seen, notably carpets and fragments made before the 16th century, the collection combines radio-carbon dating with new scholarly research by leading carpet scholar Michael Franses to write a new history of rug weaving and design development. Orient Stars 2 outlines the legacy of the Kirchheims in building the outstanding antique carpet collection of its generation and is an important addition to any library with a focus on Islamic art, carpets or the history of design development and transfer. 00Published to accompany the auction of part of the collection at Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, Germany in June 2021.

Download or read book Rugs and Carpets from the Orient written by Lawrence Winters and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1902 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugs and carpets from the orient. Nineteen Hundred and Seven.

Download or read book The Oriental Rug Lexicon written by Peter F. Stone and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baffling array of technical rug terms for oriental carpets are here made accessible to the beginner, whilst research is aided by precise identifications of regions and ethnic groups, and explanations of designs, motifs and symbols associated with pile rugs and flatweaves.