The mystery of the oriental rug; the mystery of the rug, the prayer rug, some advice to purchasers of oriental rugs (1914)
Lewis, George Griffin, 1865- · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 42
medan mosque, all of which are built with theiraxes extended in the direction of Mecca. Thisniche varies in shape according to the style ofmosque architecture in the locality from whichthe rug comes; thus in Persia it is usually com-posed of curved lines, while in Asia Minor,Turkestan and the… … No. 8. KABISTAN RUG (Caucasian 36 MYSTERY OF THE ORIENTAL RUG The colors and decorative character also varyin different localities. Frequently a mosquelamp of floral design hangs from the niche, oneither side of which are two columns intended^ no doubt to represent the two large altarcandles of the…
Rugs, Oriental
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