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" Oriental carpet design : "
P.R.J. Ford.
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BL
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630245
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Oriental carpet
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Ford, P. R. J.
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Oriental carpet design : : a guide to traditional motifs, patterns, and symbols /\ P.R.J. Ford.
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1st U.S. pbk. ed.
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New York, N.Y. :: Thames and Hudson,, 1992.
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352 p. :: ill. (some col.), maps ;; 32 cm.
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0500276641 (pbk.)
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: 9780500276648 (pbk.)
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Originally published: The oriental carpet. New York : Abrams, 1981.
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"With over 800 illustrations, 400 in color."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 342) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Introduction. How to identify an Oriental carpet by its design ; Rug identification : the professional approach ; Structure ; The colours ; Values of Oriental carpets ; Carpet sizes and names ; A note on knot counts ; Dates and signatures in carpets ; New Chinese carpets : structural note ; The historical origins of carpets and carpet designs ; New Oriental copies of Persian designs ; Symbolism in Oriental carpet design ; Pronunciation of place names -- Border designs -- Universal designs. The boteh ; The Herati pattern ; Tree designs ; Vase designs ; Prayer-rug ; Garden and panel designs ; Picture designs : animal and bird designs -- Geometric designs. Geometric all-over designs ; Geometric repeating medallion designs ; Geometric medallion/all-over designs -- Floral designs. Floral medallion/all-over designs ; Floral medallion-plain designs ; Floral all-over designs.
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Rugs, Oriental.
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746.7/5/095
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