Egyptian Rugs
A bed cover with an asymmetrically knotted linen pile was found in the tomb of Kha and dated to 1400 b.c.e. Cut pile rugs were woven in Egypt as early as [...]
A bed cover with an asymmetrically knotted linen pile was found in the tomb of Kha and dated to 1400 b.c.e. Cut pile rugs were woven in Egypt as early as [...]
In 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolved and was replaced in part by the Commonwealth of Independent Nations. At the present time, it is not clear which of the [...]
There is a large, contemporary production of power-loomed carpets in Belgium. Most of these are made in imitation of hand-knotted Near Eastern rug designs. From the thirteenth century, Flanders was famed [...]
Modern Turkey includes Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) and the adjacent European area on the west side of the Sea of Marmara, and the large Asiatic territory of Anatolia on the east side [...]
A trade term for certain Turkmen carpets of the Ersari tribe. These are main carpets, coarsely woven, with the gulli gul design and are about 8 feet by 10 feet. Also, [...]
A country bordered by India, Afghanistan, and Iran. Pakistan was formerly a part of India and became independent with the partition of India in 1947. It comprises the states of Sind, [...]
The great period of Indian rug weaving was from about 1550 through 1740. Rugs of this period are discussed under the entry “Mughal carpets.” The Persians defeated the Mughals and sacked [...]
Rugs of China are considered to include those of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. Rugs were primarily woven in northern China. Contemporary Chinese rugs are woven in cooperative factories. There is consistent [...]
Modern pile rug production in Romania was begun by Armenian refugees after the First World War. In the 1920s and 1930s, workshops in Romania wove fine copies of Caucasian and Turkish [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]