Oriental Carpets and Islamic Culture
by Amir, Haji Mohamed Khan Zephyr
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/No Jacket, as so Issued
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Self-published, n.d., (2003), no ISBN. Hardcover. New/No Jacket, as so Issued. Hardcover. New book. 72 p., 34 color illus., 30 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's introductory guide to modern Persian and Turkmen carpets. Short sections on buying, care, dyes, design, construction; survey of Persian weaving areas. There is a brief history of carpet production, particularly in Iran, and of the Kaabah in Mecca, including changes in its construction since it first became the focus of Islamic prayer.
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- Bookseller
- The Rug Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6010549
- Title
- Oriental Carpets and Islamic Culture
- Author
- Amir, Haji Mohamed Khan Zephyr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as so Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Self-published, n.d., (2003), no ISBN
- Keywords
- Rug. Carpet. Oriental. Textile. Teppich. Tappeti. Tapis. Persian. Turkmen. Bokhara. Princess.
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The Rug Book Shop
Prepaid. Returnable if not satisfactory; if it is our fault, we will refund shipping costs.
About the Seller
The Rug Book Shop
Biblio member since 2005
Baltimore, Maryland
About The Rug Book Shop
Specializing in books on Oriental rugs, Navajo blankets, Asiatic textiles. In business since 1976; we are one of two booksellers in the US with the specialty in Oriental rugs and with a large stock of out of print and imported books. A limited stock of other books: mysteries, general fiction, history and travel. We are shipping now generally twice a week and unless otherwise requested by US media mail.
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