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A history of oriental carpets before 1800 (1908)

Martin, F. R. (Fredrik Robert), 1868-1933 · Vienna : Printed for the author, with subvention from the Swedish government, in the I. and R. State and Court Printing Office · leaf 113

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ral diplomatists who have been in Pekin such nthis particular the Chinese woollen carpets are carpets with gold ground are considered to have “| better. Carpets of this kind have come to Con- been made exclusively for the Imperial Palace, and stantinople in quite large numbers of lateyears. One of… … of a landscape as decoration. It is not of so good a medallion with a Chinese lion in the middle, be- longs to Mr. T. Kafaroff. Although it has really only effect as the Persian (Fig. 246). SABSA2SB23283 two colours, a beautiful blue on a yellowish grey f silk without gold is a considerably larger…

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