Oriental carpets, runners and rugs and some Jacquard reproductions .. (1910)
Humphries, Sydney, 1862-1941 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 372
her, the ground on whichthey address their prayers is holy, and is therefore to be honoured, andonly walked on with bare feet, or in any case without shoes. When the rug is spread out as already mentioned, the observerof these religious duties sits upon the lower portion of the rug in theattitude… … Carpets Runners and Rugs represented in the design. Taking off the neck the purse, contain-ing money, and to which seals are attached, the rings are next drawnfrom the fingers, and placed near the other articles lying upon therug. Gold must not be upon the person of the worshipper in anyform when…
Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834 · `Abbas I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629 · Rugs, Oriental
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