Carpets From The Tents, Cottages And Workshops Of Asia

Author: Jon Thompson

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  • : $30.00 AUD
  • : 9781856690331
  • : Laurence King Publishing
  • : Laurence King Publishing
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  • : 01 May 1993
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Barcode 9781856690331
9781856690331

Local Description

1993. Reprint. A near fine copy only marked by light shelf wear to the wraps. The contents are fine and unmarked.

Description

By dividing carpets into four categories - tribal, cottage industry, workshop and court, the author shows the reader how to begin to trace the likely origins of carpets, to understand how they are made, and to appreciate how and why patterns differ. This approach, which depends not on learning names, but on a much broader understanding, draws the reader into a world in which carpet-weaving is a way of life, closely bound up with centuries of tradition. Since 1979 the author has travelled extensively in Turkey, Iran and Central Asia, studying tribal life and culture.