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 46
ntations of animatebeings, either in the designs of the rug or inthe places where the Mohammedans exercisetheir devotions, this being forbidden by God,and any prayers offered where such figures areto be seen are devoid of merit. The women are not permitted to join in pub-lic prayers at the mosque,… … No. 10. INDIAN FLORAL PRAYER RUG 40 MYSTERY OF THE ORIENTAL RUG rug making countries, but as accurately as wecan ascertain Hamadan and Saraband prayerrugs are never seen in America, while Shiraz,Chichi, Feraghan, Senna, Meshed, Bijar andShemakha prayer rugs are rarely seen. The following sketch of…
Rugs, Oriental
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