Genuine Persian Rug, Part 2
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Second installment of L. Baumann's series on the Persian rug, covering how the rugs are made. It describes spinning and preparing cotton, wool and silk yarns, vegetable dyeing, the knotted-pile loom and the three knot types used in Persia, shearing and washing, and the colors, motifs and symbolism of Persian rug design. Illustrated with knot diagrams and photographs of Tabriz workshops and rug designs.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- November 1931
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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