The first part of an article on genuine Persian rugs from a 1931 trade journal. It outlines the history of Oriental rug weaving, from antiquity through the Safavid period to the spread of rugs to Europe and America and their imitation in European and American workshops and power looms. It then begins a survey of the raw materials, covering sheep wool, goat hair (Kurk) and camel hair in each Persian wool district and the effects of pasture and climate on quality. It includes a map of Persian wool districts and photographs of a bridge near Mianeh and of wool-sorters in Tabriz. The article ends with "To be continued".

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.

The concluding part of a three-part article from The Melliand Textile Monthly on Persian rugs. It distinguishes nomad, Persian and Turkish/Smyrna rugs, then surveys Persian rug types by region: Azerbaijan (Tabriz, Heris, Karadagh), Turkmenian, Northeast (Chorasan-Meshed), Central (Feraghan, Kashan, Isfahan, Hamadan, Sarabent, Saruk), South (Kirman, Shiras-Kashkai) and Kurdistan (Senneh, Bidjar, Mosul). For each it describes the wool, knot density per square foot, sizes, colors and designs. Illustrations include a map of Persian wool districts and two rug design photographs with knot counts.