L'Art Oriental: Les Tapis [Oriental Art: Carpets]
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Illustrated sales catalogue (third edition) of the Geneva firm Maison P. Chavan, importer and maker of oriental carpets. It opens with a short essay on the history of the oriental carpet, then presents Turkish, Indian, Persian, antique and Caucasian rugs, kilim portières and silk rugs, with knot counts, regions of origin, colours, approximate sizes and prices. Colour plates show draped carpets, with photographs and engravings of Turkish and Greek sites and decorative objects. It closes with notes on French Jacquard moquette, repair, cleaning and storage of carpets, and a 1911 testimonial letter from a hotel.
- Type
- Other
- Date
- 1908
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 37
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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