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Oriental rugs, antique and modern (1922)

Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 467

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rugs in which it is found have geometric Ming patterns, andothers have floral conceits that suggest Persian influences. In Figs. 18, 19, 20, and 21, of Plate N, are represented simplestripes found in XVIII Century rugs. The last of these, which isfound in Keen-lung porcelain, shows a marked… … CHAPTER XV KILIMS [ILIMS have a special interest apart from theirbeauty and utility, as some of them un-doubtedly resemble the early fabrics of theEgyptians and Babylonians from which wereevolved the more durable pile carpets. Thedifferent links in this evolution can only beconjectured. Yet it is…

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