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Oriental rugs, antique and modern (1922)

Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 272

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led by mountains and en-closed by the wall of this old city, that was wellnigh destroyed dur-ing the Turkish wars, is the modern city of some fifteen thousandinhabitants. It is to-day one of the flourishing cities of the Levant,yet only in the surrounding ruins is there any reminder of its… … Plate 37. Anatolian Prayer Rug ASIA MINOR RUGS 167 It is still possible to obtain many good specimens of Bergamosrepresenting the craftsmanship of fifty or more years ago, whenaniline dyes and European patterns were unknown east of theHellespont. Almost without exception they are sterling…

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