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Musees Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles. 1981. No ISBN. Soft cover. New. Paperback. New book. 48 p., 43 illus., 19 x 13 cm. Guide to the silks, embroideries & carpets from Iran & Central Asia in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire Bruxelles / Royal Museums of Art & History, Brussels. The rugs are a Polonaise, a flor al-design prayer rug & 3 bag faces: Central Asian, Kurdish, and a Persian salt bag. Most of the examples are from Iran. Non-rug textiles are luxury goods: lampas, samites, velvets, a Central Asian robe, a Persian robe, etc. Textiles are 14th - 1 9th centuries. 7 pages of text on silk, embroidery and rug production and then describing the individual textiles illustrated in this booklet. In French.

Turris, 1994, 1994. Hardcover. New. Hard. New book. 320 p., 295 color illus., 29 x 22.5 cm. A survey of Turkish village rugs, mostly 19th and 20th century, organized by geographic area. Many are from Italian collections, but there are also examples from Turkish & American museums; text describes the rugs, with technical descriptions, and also characteristics of the various rug weaving areas. In Italian.

Textile Museum, 1969.. Soft cover. Good. Softcover. Used, good condition, but water stain on top corner of book, front cover water stained, chip on back cover. 112 p., 113 pl., 9 in color, 28 x 20 cm. A good exhibition catalogue, with an introduction to flat-weaves in general. From the T extile Museum.

Textile Museum, 1983, 1983. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New. 112 p., 102 illus., 12 in color, 30 x 21.5 cm. An exhibition catalogue to these weavings, which gives first hand, chatty information about these nomads' way of life. Glossary of Turkish terms.

Nomadic Rug Traders. 1991, 1991. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 20 p., 12 color illus., 20 x 21 cm. Catalogue, Nomadic Rug Traders, in Australia, of 19th century Turkish, Caucasian, Persian and Turkmen rugs, kilims and bags; brief introductions to the various areas, with brief reading list s; good color; nice selection.

Nomadic Rug Traders, Sydney, Australia. 1995. No ISBN. Soft cover. New. Softcover / paperback. New book. 16 p., 8 color illus., 29.5 x 21 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue; with examples of 19th century Caucasian, Persian and one Turkish and Turkmen rugs; the text describes dyes, on a level suitable for a beginner.

Nomadic Rug Traders. 1990, 1990. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 20 p., 12 color illus., 15 x 23 cm. Dealer's exhibition catalogue (Nomadic Rug Traders) of 19th century Persian medallion rugs, with 3 p. text on medallion carpets and a glossary.

Nomadic Rug Traders, Sydney, Australia. 1993. No ISBN. Soft cover. New. Softcover / paperback. New book. 20 p., 10 color illus., map, 28 x 21 cm. Dealer's small exhibition catalogue of 19th century Persian and Caucasian rugs, mostly tribal and including a Wagireh and a Khamseh saddle cover; text touches on design ele ments, using the rugs as examples.

Warne, 1966 (English translation of 1962 edition). Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hard. Used, fine; dust jacket very good but the plastic surface has wrinkles. 219 p., 140 illus., 24 in color, 26 x 19.5 cm. A general survey of rugs by a Swedish rug importer with a mixture of rug and flatweaves from Turkey, the Caucasus, Persi a, Turkestan, India and China; most of the rugs are from the the middle of this century. The text is organized by country, and within countries by major rug producing areas.

Corvina, Budapest, 1980, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Used, very good, cover worn along edges. 194 p., 126 illus., 20 in color, 26.5 x 20 cm. A discussion of 15th - 18th century French & Flemish tapestries in Hungarian collections; illustrations of 65 examples; 142 item bibliography, many of the items are from Eastern European art history journals. In Hungarian.

L'Institut Roumain pour les Relations Culturelles avec l'Etranger, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. Demetresco, Dem. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used good condition in good dust jacket with a stamp on end papers: Legation of the United States of American Budapest. 109 pages, illustrations of about 150 objects, 8 in color, 31 x 14.5 cm. A well illustrated survey of folk art in the Museum of Folk Art in Bucharest. For rug enthusiasts, there is 1 page of text on peasant rugs and then 18 illustrations (3 in color) of rugs, from Oltania, Muntania, Cotuari, Suceava, Bacati, Timisoara, Banat, and Maramures. There are also 83 illustrations of other textiles: costumes, blouses, caps, belts, other costume pieces and table-cloths. Other folk art in this book includes decorated wood: buildings, churches, doors, crosses, tables, chairs, boxes; ceramics: plates, jugs, bowls; and paintings on glass, wood cuts, engravings. Each section has several pages of text with general descriptions. This museum I… Read More

Hajji Baba Club, New York. 1996.. Soft cover. New. Paperback. New book. 57 p., 42 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue, Hajji Baba Club, to coincide with the 8th ICOC; there is a brief, two page history of the Hajji Baba Club; then a catalogue of 45 rugs and textiles from member's collections. Technical analysis, where they were bought, where published previously (most have not been), or where other similar rugs, or for fragments where the rest of the fragments have been published. The pieces range from a circa 1800 Ladik prayer rugs, to a 18th/19th century Chinese throne back, to a Choudor juval, to a 17th century Indo-Persian fragment, to a 19th century Kuba runner.

The Hajji Baba Club, N.Y. 1996. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. Used, fine condition. (New copies are also available). 57 pages, 42 color illus., 28 x 21.5 cm. Exhibition catalogue of Oriental carpets, to coincide with the 8th International Conference on Oriental Carpets.

Lefevre and Partners, London, 1977, 1977. Hardcover. New/New. Hardcover. New book. 77 p., 35 color pl., 28 x 22 cm. 16th -19th century rugs; the text discusses aspects of Persian carpets.

Walker, 1976. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Softcover. Used, near fine condition: no spine creases, covers shiny, very slight edgeward, no internal writing

Self-published, 1991., 1991. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New. 64 p., 58 color illus., 24 x 17 cm. Munich dealer's exhibition catalogue; most are 19th century; technical descriptions; no other text; 30 Caucasian; 20 Persian; the rest Turkmen & Baluch. The rugs are in good condition; many are ornate and particularly for the Persian, are city rugs; colors are bright. The Caucasian ones are Kazak, including a cloud-band Kazak, Gendje, Shirvan, Kuba, Karabagh; the Persians are Heriz, Shahsavan, Bakshaish, Sarab, Tabriz, Bidjar, Senna, Mahal, Ferahan, Afshar, Qashqa'i, Kerman; there are two Baluch and 5 Turkmen: Yomud, Tekke and Ersari. In German.

Alberto Levi Galleria, 2002., 2002. Soft cover. New. Softcover / paperback. New book. 84 p., 40 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century, mixed city and 19th village production: 1 18th century Ushak , 4 other Turkish, 10 Persian, 6 Caucasian, 1 Khotan, 1 Uzbek, 6 Chinese, 1 Indian, 2 North African, and 7 English and French. In Italian and English.

Alberto Levi Galleria, 2003.. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. New book. 96 p., 36 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century city and village: 5 Turkish, 11 Persian, 7 Caucasian, 8 Chinese, 3 Indian, 3 North African, and 9 European. In Italian and English.

Alberto Levi Galleria, 2000, 2000. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New. 63 p., 30 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century village: 6 Turkish, 6 Persian, 6 Caucasian, 1 susani, 1 ikat, 5 Chinese, 1 Ti betan, 1 Indian, and 3 French. In Italian and English.

Alberto Levi Galleria, 2001. Soft cover. New. Softcover. New book. 71 p., 34 color illus., 30.5 x 21.5 cm. A dealer's exhibition catalogue; minimal text, with brief comments on the rugs, which are mostly 19th century village: 4 Turkish, 6 Persian, 4 Caucasian, 1 Turkmen, 1 ikat, 8 Chinese, 3 Indian, 1 Berber and 6 French, Portuguese and Russian. In Italian and English.