{"product_id":"oriental-rugs-9781462911844","title":"Oriental Rugs","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis monumental reference work—long awaited by collectors and scholars—fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. Covering priceless museum-quality rug traditions as well as modern centers of production, \u003ci\u003eOriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins\u003c\/i\u003e draws on classical scholarship as well as current terminology in use among producers and traders in these areas today. It focuses primarily on the rich hand-knotting and hand-weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, but also includes some examples of Scandinavian and Native American weavings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriental rugs are receiving ever-increasing attention and recognition in the field of art history. Tribal weavings especially have become a focus for new research, and Oriental Rugs provides a new understanding of many distinctive traditions that were previously understudied, such as the weavings of southwest Persia, Baluchistan and Kurdistan. This concise oriental rug reference book is a must-have for scholars and anyone serious about collecting rugs, selling rugs or the rug trade in general. Additional reference information also includes:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeign terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oriental Rug lexicon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseums with notable rug collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriental rug internet sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Peter F. Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291645260027,"sku":"9781462911844","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_7c45eb31-61b9-49b8-a9d0-0e341f9cf01c.jpg?v=1779190859","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/oriental-rugs-9781462911844","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}