| Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols | 
 enlarge | Author: P. R. J. Ford
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 193313
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 9.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0500276641
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.75095
EAN: 9780500276648
ASIN: 0500276641
Publication Date: January 28, 2008
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Product Description
"One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the field...Mr. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time."—Carpet Review Weekly
In this comprehensive survey, P. R. J. Ford shows readers how to recognize the different structural and design features of oriental rugs and carpets. The designs are grouped according to their essential characteristics. This approach illuminates the cultural background of each, revealing at once the similarities and the differences between the various carpet-weaving areas
Illustrations of modern types, with descriptions of their key characteristics—construction, materials, sizes, colors—and of the clues that establish a rug's precise origins, appear together with a balanced appraisal of the qualities of modern production from towns, villages, and tribal areas. Extensive cross-referencing and detailed indexes make this an invaluable reference guide for dealers and collectors, and for anyone who has an appreciation of and interest in rugs. 800+ illustrations and photographs, 400 in color.
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Outstanding Resource December 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an outstanding resource for anyone from novice to expert, who wants to identify or has an interest in oriental carpets and rugs.
Excellent! July 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book is a very well written vol d'oiseau over modern oriental rugs and carpets with excellent pictures and timely historical notes. Certainly one of the best works available in the field both to beginners and connoisseurs.
Oriental Carpet Design February 17, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book to find all the information one needs on Persian and Oriental carpets. Very informative, and beautiful colour plates.
This is a terrific resource August 11, 2005
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book has the best information I've found on distinguing one type of rug from another. Many books give information about the major types of rugs...they're a dime a dozen. Ford breaks everything down into what specific tribes and villages weave, and tells us what the weavers use for warps and wefts, distinguishing colors, area motifs and designs, and more.
This book is definitely academic in nature, but this is exactly the kind of fact-filled information I've been searching for. I had thought I would find it in Peter Stone's works, but even Stone's 2004 book on motifs does not come close to what Ford did twenty years ago. I currently own about 50 books on oriental rugs, and Ford's book offers the most comprehensive, detailed information of any of them.
If you want to move from being a novice to becoming a more knowledgeable buyer and rug lover, you will want this book.
An Excellent Textbook July 21, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I collect Oriental rugs and Oriental rug books. This book is not for the beginner, but is meant for in-depth study of the subject of Oriental rugs. As you read you are directed to other pages for study and comparison. This is a time consuming but valuable process. If one wants to really study Oriental rugs this book can elevate you from beginner to a person who is comfortable with the subject and able to talk with experts. I used this book as a self teaching text book and loved it.
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