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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
pretty basic primer,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Bulfinch Guide to Carpets: How to Identify, Classify, and Evaluate Antique Carpets and Rugs (Hardcover)
this is a pretty basic primer for those just beginning to collect oriental carpets. There are quite a few pictures/examples, although the book is less than comprehensive.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Reference,
By merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bulfinch Guide to Carpets: How to Identify, Classify, and Evaluate Antique Carpets and Rugs (Hardcover)
This is probably the most frequently used carpet book I have. I'm not a dealer or serious collector - just wanted to buy nice rugs for the house but I wanted to know what I was buying. I first found this at the library and ended up buying it (along with 2 others that are bigger and different). I go to this book first every time I have a question. This book has great maps of the areas, history of the people in each of the areas, great drawings and explainations of the different symbols and motifs, discussions on the knots/weaves and what to look for in terms of quality, typical indications of what to look for in each type of carpet, and more. We recently returned from a trip to Turkey/Istanbul where we went to the Grand Bazaar and bought carpets for the house - it was lots of fun (great people)- and I feel that this book really helped me not only appreciate the rug making and understand some of the history but also make more informed decisions when shopping. Highly recommeded!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book for beginners,
By SpongoBongo "jboc" (North of the river) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bulfinch Guide to Carpets: How to Identify, Classify, and Evaluate Antique Carpets and Rugs (Hardcover)
This book looks like a beginner level general rug book but it is actually very useful. Of all of my beginner books this is one I still go back to...
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