Rugs, oriental and occidental, antique and modern. A handbook for ready reference (1901)
Holt, Rosa Belle · Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co. · leaf 205
a fine yellow, rich andlustrous, decorated in blue, green, and maroon devicesThe outer border is in brown, and it is interesting toobserve the series of nomad tents represented, eachone worked in white wool, the entrances to the tents,however, being in reds, blues, or yellows. Alternat-ing with… … Rug-Weaving in the Occident 105 France, etc. The art of rug-weaving was first introduced into theWest by the Moors when they conquered Spain. Withthe advance of civilization it proceeded to the land ofthe Gauls, where during the reign of Henry the Fourth itwas brought from Persia. An inventor named…
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