The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs
FOURTH EDITION
THE
PRACTICAL BOOKS
OF HOME LIFE ENRICHMENT
EACH PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, HANDSOMELY BOUND.
Octavo. Cloth. In a slip case.
THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS
BY HAROLD DONALDSON EBERLEIN
AND ABBOT MCCLURE
THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF ARCHITECTURE
G. Griffin Lewis
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PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART I
COST AND TARIFF
DEALERS AND AUCTIONS
ANTIQUES
ADVICE TO BUYERS
THE HYGIENE OF THE RUG
THE CARE OF RUGS
THE MATERIAL OF RUGS
DYES AND DYERS
WEAVING AND WEAVERS
DESIGNS AND THEIR SYMBOLISM
THE IDENTIFICATION OF RUGS
A FEW CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF CERTAIN RUGS
PART II
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
PERSIAN RUG PROVINCES
KIR SHEHR
OUSHAK
KARAMAN
KONIEH
MUJUR
LADIK
YURUK
AK HISSAR
ANATOLIAN PROPER
BERGAMA
GHIORDES
KULAH
MELES
MAKRI
SMYRNA
MOSUL
DAGHESTAN
DERBEND
KABISTAN
TCHETCHEN
BAKU
SHEMAKHA
SHIRVAN
GENGHIS
KARABAGH
KAZAK
KHIVA BOKHARA
BESHIR
TEKKE BOKHARA
YOMUD
KASHGAR
YARKAND
SAMARKAND
THE BELUCHISTAN RUGS
BELUCHISTAN
CHINESE RUGS
CHINA
GHILEEMS, SILKS, AND FELTS
GHILEEMS
CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO THEIR INTENDED USE
PRAYER RUGS (NAMAZLIK)
FAMOUS RUGS
FAMOUS RUGS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Index
