Oriental carpets, runners and rugs and some Jacquard reproductions .. (1910)
Humphries, Sydney, 1862-1941 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 485
ccasion when its use seemed appropriate,while the simple device of a white or crimson silk light cover, whichthe Emperor could easily take off and replace, would effectuallyprevent any possibility of the mystery of the carpet being revealed. It seems appropriate to close this account of the Taj… … < ►J< < Romance expected, Shah Jahan, in praising the edifice, his own creation, haswritten in hyperbolic style, and, according to the fashion of the time,composed his poem in figurative language ; nevertheless, it showsthe warmth of his heart, and that he fully realized the idea of…
Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834 · `Abbas I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629 · Rugs, Oriental
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