A guide to modern oriental rugs, explaining the techniques, materials, and tools used in making them, and discussing quality, design, color schemes, and resale values.
An illustrated handbook on collecting and identifying Oriental rugs, which provides a guide to the rug-making cultures of the Middle East and the carpets they produce, and covers the history, manufacture and purchasing of different pieces.
For the connoisseur or the once-in-a-lifetime buyer, this unique sourcebook is a reader's personal adviser to the lush world of oriental rugs. From the 1500s to the present day, from Morocco to China, Turkey to the former Soviet Union, this guide covers it all. Fully illustrated, including an eight-page color insert.
Perennially popular, the rugs of the orient are also an area of complexity where the inexperienced would-be buyer is concerned. How can one be sure that one is buying a good example, that is well-made and in good condition? What should the buyer look for, what are the tell-tale signs of inauthenticity? What are the marks of genuineness and quality ...
Learn to think, talk, and act like an expert! - What three qualities must a rug possess to be collectible? - What popular class of antique collectible rugs is being faked? - Can both silk rugs and wool rugs be cleaned by washing? This is a one-of-a-kind resource on the history of rugs and how Oriental rugs are made, which also includes online ...
The rugs and carpets of Persia and Turkey, and many other countries of Muslim Asia consitute one of the richest seams of art anywhere in the world. But is is an art that can be part of your domestic environment. Although popular the rugs of the orient are also a nightmare of complexity where the inexperienced would-be-buyer is concerned. How can ...
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