Oriental Rugs

An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins

Peter F. Stone

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Tuttle Publishing
19 November 2013

Oriental art; Textile artworks: carpets & rugs

This monumental reference work-long awaited by collectors and scholars-fills animportant gap in the available literature on oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated withover 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for therug and textile terms in use across a broad swath of the globe-from Morocco toTurkey, Persia, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indiaand China. Covering priceless museum-quality rug traditions as well as moderncenters of production, Oriental Rugs draws on classical scholarship as well ascurrent terminology in use among producers and traders in these areas today. Itfocuses primarily on the rich hand-knotting and hand-weaving traditions of the NearEast and Central Asia, but also includes some examples of Scandinavian andNative American weavings.

By: Peter F. Stone
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.843kg
ISBN: 9780804843737
ISBN 10: 0804843732
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter F. Stone is one of the world's foremost scholars regarding oriental rugs, central Asian art, rug art, tribal rugs, and rug repair. He has authored many books on the subject including the acclaimed Oriental Rug Repair.

Reviews for Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins

Rug names are, most often and very confusing, especially for the novice collector, spelled different depending on the dealer or author. Peter F. Stones book and lexicon fills that gap by providing the most common spellings and alternatives in each paragraph of the lexicon. --Jozan.net blog Nothing comparable now exists in the English language. --Walter Denny, University of Massachusetts at Amherst This book is one of a kind and would make a great addition to your interior design book collections. --Jen's Journey blog