TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ford,P.R.J.
TI  - Oriental carpet design: a guide to traditional motifs,         patterns, and symbols 
SN  - 050023328
AV  - NK2808 
PY  - 1981///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames and Hudson, 
KW  - Rugs, Oriental
N1  - "With over 800 illustrations, 400 in color."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 342) and indexes; Introduction. How to identify an Oriental carpet by its design ; Rug identification : the professional approach ; Structure ; The colours ; Values of Oriental carpets ; Carpet sizes and names ; A note on knot counts ; Dates and signatures in carpets ; New Chinese carpets : structural note ; The historical origins of carpets and carpet designs ; New Oriental copies of Persian designs ; Symbolism in Oriental carpet design ; Pronunciation of place names -- Border designs -- Universal designs. The boteh ; The Herati pattern ; Tree designs ; Vase designs ; Prayer-rug ; Garden and panel designs ; Picture designs : animal and bird designs -- Geometric designs. Geometric all-over designs ; Geometric repeating medallion designs ; Geometric medallion/all-over designs -- Floral designs. Floral medallion/all-over designs ; Floral medallion-plain designs ; Floral all-over designs.
ER  -