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Chargement... Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Originspar Peter F. Stone
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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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)746.75095The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Textile arts Rug WeavingClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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This particular tome, clearly and in some depth, covers most aspects of the rug weaving industry.
It is a veritable encyclopaedia of rug construction, origins, design and symbology. Cross-referenced and lavishly illustrated with hundreds of diagrams, photographs it's a first-rate reference work for persons seriously interested in Oriental rugs.
Covers samples from Afghanistan, Asia, Caucasus, China, India, Morocco, Persia (Iran) Pakistan and Turkey. Also included and unusually, examples of Scandinavian and Native American weaving are given.
An A-Z must have edition for anyone with more than a casual interest in the subject. ( )