Oriental Carpets - A Complete Guide

Author: Murray L Eiland JrMurray Eiland III/Publisher: OrientalYear: 1998Language: EnglishPages: 368ISBN/UPC (if available): 0821225480 DescriptionMurray Eiland’s Oriental rugs has long been the standard introduction to oriental rugs, descried by Architectural Digest as the most useful, well-researched, and up-to-date book one the subject. The authors have extended the range of the book by incorporating new material on Chinese and Indian rugs, and the text has been completely revised. The plates of all the illustrations have been remade, and many of the rugs shown are new to this edition.The great value of this book lies in the fact that the authors have traveled extensively in the East and have a firsthand knowledge of the region. Political changes since 1981 have allowed them to visit places that were previously inaccessible. Their recent journeys to Iran, the Caucasus, the central Asian republics, and eastern Turkestan have done much to illuminate the history and practice of rug mak