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Oriental rugs, antique and modern (1922)

Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 374

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casia, Armenia, and Persia, tribes of mixedorigin wander back and forth, but frequently gather at the yearlyfair of Elizabethpol. During the period when the Persian rule ex-tended over the country, it was the residence of a Khan and animportant centre of trade. As it was then known as Ganja or… … Plate 52. Princess Bokhara Rug CAUCASIAN RUGS 225 than anything else, and are frequently mistaken for them. Yet someof the distinctions are very marked: they have a more oblong shape;the nap is shorter; and they are less stoutly woven. In the Kazaksa thread of weft, as a rule, crosses only twice…

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