Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference
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RUGS
ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL ANTIQUE & MODERN
A Handbook for Ready Reference
BY
ROSA BELLE HOLT
ANTIQUE TABRIZ SILK RUG
PREFACE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES
RUGS
I
HISTORY AND DETAILS OF RUG-WEAVING
RUGS
ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL ANTIQUE AND MODERN
I
THE HISTORY AND DETAILS OF RUG-WEAVING
The History
The Loom and Its Work
The Weavers
The Materials
SOUMAK RUG
The Quality
The Knotting
SINNA RUG
Designs
The Dyes
Oriental Colors
II
RUG-WEAVING IN EGYPT, PERSIA, AND TURKEY
Rug-Weaving in Egypt
Persian Rugs
ANTIQUE PERSIAN RUG
KHORASSAN RUG
Characteristics of Certain Persian Rugs
BIJAR (SARAKHS) RUG
CAMEL'S HAIR RUG FROM HAMADAN
FERAGHAN RUG
SHIRAZ RUG
ARABIAN RUG
Turkish Rugs
Characteristics of Certain Turkish Rugs
OLD GHIORDES PRAYER RUG
INDIAN PRAYER RUG
III
RUG-WEAVING IN INDIA, AFGHANISTAN, BELUCHISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA, AND THE CAUSCASUS REGION
Indian Rugs
Characteristics of Certain Indian Rugs
AFGHANISTAN RUG
Afghanistan Rugs
Beluchistan Rugs
CENTRAL ASIA
Turkoman Rugs
TEKKÉ-TURKOMAN OR "BOKHARA" RUG
Characteristics of Certain Turkoman Rugs
SAMARKAND RUG
Caucasian Rugs
DAGHESTAN RUG
KAZAK RUG
IV
MISCELLANEOUS ORIENTAL RUGS
Rugs of the Holy Land
Chinese Rugs
ANTIQUE CHINESE WOOL RUG
Japanese Rugs
KHILIM RUG
Khilim Rugs
Written also Ghileem, Kelim, Kilim
Polish Rugs
Prayer Rugs
OLD KIRMAN PRAYER RUG
OLD ANATOLIAN PRAYER RUG
Silk Rugs
PERSIAN SILK RUG
FELT RUGS
DERBENT RUG
Hunting Rugs
V
RUG-WEAVING IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
Greek Rugs
Moorish and Spanish Rugs
Bosnian, Servian, Roumanian, and Bulgarian Rugs
English Rugs
French Rugs
The United States
NAVAJO RUG
VI
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Inscriptions on Rugs
Oriental Symbols
ANTIQUE PERSIAN RUG
Chinese Symbols
Egyptian Symbols
Indian Symbols
Japanese Symbols
Persian Symbols
Turkish Symbols
Miscellaneous Symbols
Meanings of Some of the Place-Names Associated with Rugs
Geographical Data
LOCALITIES ARRANGED GEOGRAPHICALLY
REGIONS
DISTRICTS AND TOWNS
LOCALITIES ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY
LIST OF AUTHORITIES
INDEX
FOOTNOTES
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