Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500276641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Useful book especially the introductory chapters. Michael H. Kaplan The first chapters are excellent and I mean excellent. So much useful concise information. The remainder of the book less so. Most of us who read the book are not really interested in identifying rugs or carpets by their design. Still should be in your oriental carpet library.. Dated work. SLOW delivery. Dennis L. Williams Dated work. SLOW delivery.. This is a terrific resource A rug buyer This book has the best information I've found on distinguing one type of rug from another. Many books give information about the major types of rugsthey're a dime a dozen. Ford breaks everything down into what specific tribes and villages weave, and tells us what the weavers use for warps and wefts, distinguishing colors, area motifs and designs, and more.This book is definitely academic in nature, but this is exactly the kind of fact-filled information I've been searching for. I had thought I would find it in Peter Stone's works, but even Stone's 2004 book on motifs does not come
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"One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the fieldMr. J. 800+ illustrations and photographs, 400 in color. The designs are grouped according to their essential characteristics. Extensive cross-referencing and detailed indexes make this an invaluable reference guide for dealers and collectors, and for anyone who has an appreciation of and interest in rugs. R. Ford shows readers how to recognize the different structural and design features of oriental rugs and carpets. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time."—Carpet Review Weekly In this comprehensive survey, P. This approach illuminates the cultural background of each, revealing at once the similarities and the differences between the various carpet-weaving areas Illustrations of modern types, with descriptions of their key characteristics—construction, materials, sizes, colors—and of the clues that establish a rug's precise origins, appea