Fourth edition, third printing, 2005. Printed in Hong Kong. Navy blue buckram binding, with silver-stamped lettering to the spine. A very clean binding. Unbumped spine head and tail, and sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. 368 numbered pages on semi-glossy paper. With more than 330 color illustrations, the majority of them new to this fourth edition. Several of the plates are full page. Immensely clean and tight interior. The full-pictorial dust jacket in first-rate shape. Almost certainly unread. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. 5 lbs. 6 oz. According to a curator of Oriental rugs at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, ?Of the dozens, if not hundreds, of books purporting to offer a comprehensive overview of those rugs commonly available on today?s market, Eiland?s Oriental Rugs is far and away the best available.?.

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Title

Oriental Carpets: A Complete Guide - The Classic Reference

Publisher

Bulfinch, New York, NY

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0821225480

ISBN 13

9780821225486

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

4th Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Weight

5.4 pounds

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This comprehensive, authoritative volume by the most regarded names in the field reviews the history of the art of weaving & explains basic carpet-making materials, tools & techniques.

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Murray L. Eiland Jr. has traveled extensively conducting field research and collecting rugs for study in the Middle and Far East. He is the author of Chinese and Exotic Rugs (1979). His son, Murray Eiland III, recently finished his doctorate in Near Eastern archaeology at Oxford. Both authors have conducted field research in the Middle East during 1996 and 1997 in preparation for this book.

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