Overview

In the Eastern world carpets and rugs have traditionally been used for prayer, shelter, the transportation of goods, and of course for comfort and decoration. The aim of this book is to enable readers to understand the decorative and technical features of oriental carpets by helping them to identify and classify carpets via their geographic origins, and to assess their artistic qualities and eventual value. Reviewing the history, materials, workmanship, production, decoration and style of carpets, the book describes about 200 examples of significance in the history of carpet weaving. Through photographic scanning, graphics and diagrams, important characteristics of each are examined in detail from both a technical and aesthetic perspective.

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Author:   Enza Milanesi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 30.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781860644832

ISBN 10:   186064483
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The world of carpets: what is a carpet? its origins; carpet making - materials, dyes and knotting; the architecture of the carpet - its layout; styles and spheres of production; decoration - symbols and meanings; decorative motifs. Part 2 The art of the carpet: the carpet and the Orient; geography of carpets; Anatolia; Persia; The Caucasus; India; western Turkestan; eastern Turkestan; China; Europe; museums.

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