Tabas Persian Area Rugs
Origin of Tabas Rugs Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A town of southwestern Khurasan in Iran (not the [...]
Shirvan Azerbaijani Area Rugs
Origin of Shirvan Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Shirvan Caucasus. Shirvan is a district located in the eastern [...]
Sharabian Persian Area Rugs
Origin of Sharabian Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Sharabian Iran (Persia). Sharabian is a village located in the [...]
Scandinavian Rugs
Scandinavian rugs are woven in the Nordic countries of Europe. Scandinavia consists of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. A popular rug type from this region is named [...]
Sanandaj Persian Area Rugs
Origin of Sanandaj Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Senna, also spelled Senneh and known today as Sanandaj, is [...]
Shahreza Persian Area Rugs
Origin of Shahreza Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Shahreza is a city located on the road between Isfahan [...]
Persian Rugs
Persian Carpet is distinguished by its complex and calligraphic nature, emphasizing the design and the line. A curvilinear or floral design is most closely associated with a Persian rug, although geometric [...]
Nepali Rugs
Nepali Carpet or Nepali Rug is one of the eastern rugs woven in Nepal. Commercial importers may describe these rugs as “Tibetan” even though they are woven in Nepal. A country [...]
Moshk Abad Persian Area Rugs
Origin of Moshk Abad Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Moshkabad village is located in the Arak (Markazi) Province [...]
Moroccan Area Rugs
Origin of Moroccan Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Morocco is a country located in North Africa. It is [...]
Milas Turkish Area Rugs
Origin of Milas Rugs Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Milas or Melas is a town of southwest Anatolia. [...]
Mamluk Egyptian Area Rugs
Origin of Mamluk Rugs Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. Mamluk carpets were made in the city of Cairo in [...]