LIST OF PLATES

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Antique Tabriz Silk Rug[Frontispiece]
Oriental Rugs Decorating a Balcony[20]
Turkish Loom and Weavers[24]
Vats for Washing and Dyeing Wool—Turkey[28]
Soumak Rug[30]
Indian Rug Designers[32]
Sinna Rug[34]
Rugs being Transported[38]
Wool Drying after Dyeing[44]
Antique Persian Rug[54]
Khorassan Rug[56]
Bijar (Sarakhs) Rug[58]
Camel's Hair Rug from Hamadan[60]
Feraghan Rug[62]
Shiraz Rug[68]
Arabian Rug[70]
Old Ghiordes Prayer Rug[74]
Indian Prayer Rug[78]
Indian Loom and Weavers[82]
Afghanistan Rug[95]
Tekké-Turkoman or "Bokhara" Rug[98]
Samarkand Rug[102]
Daghestan Rug[106]
Kazak Rug[108]
Antique Chinese Wool Rug[114]
Khilim Rug[117]
Old Kirman Prayer Rug[120]
Old Anatolian Prayer Rug[122]
Persian Silk Rug[124]
Derbent Rug[126]
Early English Rug[138]
Navajo Rug[146]
Antique Persian Rug[156]
Map of the Orient[164]
Drawings in the Text
A Loom[25]
Persian or Sinna Knotting[35]
Turkish or Ghiordes Knotting[35]
Soumak Weave[35]
Five Forms of the Palmette[39], [40]
Herati Border[40]
Central Design[41]
Running Hook Design[41]
Pomegranate[41]
Palm Leaves[41]
Cloud Bands[41]
Lozenge[41]
Wave-like Designs[42]
Rosette[42]
Reciprocal Trefoil[42]
Central Design[42]
Four Characteristic Caucasian Designs[42]
Fylfot, or Swastika[42]
Guli Hinnai[43]
Lotus[43]
Medallion[43]

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