Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets, The

The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets catalogues the diverse forms that the art and craft of the handwoven carpet has taken over 25 centuries, from the Far East to North Africa, from Europe to India and the New World. The book features Classic Asiatic sources in the "Rug Belt" - Persia (Iran), Anatolia (Turkey), the Caucasus, China, India, and central Asia - and includes more than 600 entries on all areas of historic carpet production, ranging from village to city and style to weaver. Each entry provides a photograph and information on the history, location, weaving period, technique, quality, design, coloration, size, and marketability of carpets produced around the world. This beautiful clothbound, two-volume boxed set is a comprehensive collection that is required reading for anyone with an eye on the antiques market or the cultural heritage of one of the oldest forms of artwork.
ISBN 9781616893873. Princeton Architectural Press. hb in slipcase. two vols. 672 pp. 1100 col. ills. 23 x 30.5 cm.
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