Carpet
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed.) article on carpets covering their definition, etymology, and history from ancient Egypt, Assyria and Greece through Egypto-Roman looped textiles to later pile carpets. It describes the Oriental hand-knotted method and surveys carpet making in Persia, Turkey, India, Spain, England and France, followed by the introduction of Jacquard and steam power looms in the 19th century. Four plates illustrate Egypto-Roman loop-worked linens, Turkey, Persian, Lahore and Spanish cut pile carpets, and the Ardebil carpet; a bibliography closes the article.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 10
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