Hawley begins with the lands and peoples that produce Oriental rugs, then explains materials, dyeing, weaving and the meaning of designs and symbols. Later chapters survey rug weaving before the eighteenth century, with the great Ardebil carpet as frontispiece, and classify modern rugs of Persia, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and beyond, with advice on telling one kind from another.
A detailed 1913 reference still valued by collectors and anyone curious about the rug on the floor. Download the free EPUB.