A view of Chinese rugs from the seventeenth to the twentieth century
Entry/Object ID
NK2883.L67 1972
Collection
Lilo Markrich Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
rugs--china
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
H. A. Lorentz
Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul
Place Published
City
London
Date Published
1972
ISBN
071006912X, 9780710069122
LCCN
72095682
Notes
Length: 194
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Rugs from eastern Turkestan: The vase-pomegranate pattern -- The medallion design -- The Gül pattern -- Other designs -- Prayer rugs -- Saddle rugs. Chinese rugs: Preliminary definitions -- The geographical and historical background of Chinese rugs -- The colours of Chinese rugs -- Patterns in Chinese rugs : their symbolism and origin -- Patterns in Chinese rugs : specific symbols -- The use of pattern -- A discussion of western and other influences -- Development of colour and pattern : selected examples -- Summing up -- Modern Chinese rugs -- The materials of Chinese rugs -- The making of a Chinese rug -- Uses and sizes of Chinese rugs -- Origins and centres of production.
