Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 41
flanks of the AltaiMountains, and the deserts of Arabia have poured forth armies todevastate the land. One victorious power after another has extendedits sway from the banks of the Indus to the shores of the Medi-terranean. The result is that the present Oriental textile art is ofa composite… … IS was the case with the earliest shepherdweavers, many nomads living in unfre-quented parts of Asia spin the wool takenfrom their own flocks, then colour it withdyes brewed from roots and herbs thatthey have personally gathered, and finallyweave it according to well-known patternsinto fabrics. But…
Rugs, Oriental
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