Name/Title
The oriental rug lexiconEntry/Object ID
NK2808.S85 1997Description
Defines oriental rug and textile terms; identifies regions and ethnic groups; explains designs, motifs, and symbols; and profiles specific rugs of historical significance. Illustrated with over 600 drawings, maps, and photographs.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne StassevitchNotes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
rugs--orientalBook Details
Author
Peter F. StonePublisher
University of Washington PressDate Published
1997ISBN
0295975741, 9780295975740LCCN
96019139Notes
Length: 267General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction. Scope -- Rug research -- Form of entries -- Definitions -- Typographic usage -- Terms for textile structures -- Biographical data -- Foreign terms and place names / John R. Perry. Arabic-script languages in the West -- Turkish -- Persian and Arabic -- Formatives -- Chinese place names -- The oriental rug lexicon -- Map of southwest Asia.