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 44
two or more niches, as if intended for a wholefamily. Sometimes the owners name and fre-quently special emblems of local significance areworked into the rug, especially in and aroundthe niche, such for instance as the articles used … No. 9. CHINESE RUG 38 MYSTERY OF THE ORIENTAL RUG by the pious Mohammedan, Hke the compasswith which he determines the direction of Mecca,the comb with which he combs his beard, or theMoslem rosary consisting of ninety-nine beads,one for each of the ninety-nine
Rugs, Oriental
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