Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 392
waves of conquestand the minor struggles with Persians, Greeks, and Romans, thatleft their impress on the country, each of the several classes ofTurkoman rugs, including even those made two centuries ago, showa remarkable conformity to definite types, however much may betheir modification in small… … CENTRAL ASIATIC RUGS 235 modern rugs, even though falling far short of the standard of theirearly prototypes, more closely resemble them than they do any otherrugs of Asia. In these pieces Turkoman simplicity of geometricfigures is replaced by an elaboration of conventional floral forms andby…
Rugs, Oriental
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