Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide [Paperback]

Lee Allane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1988

A guide to modern oriental rugs, explaining the techniques, materials, and tools used in making them, and discussing quality, design, color schemes, and resale values.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500275173
• ISBN-13: 978-0500275177
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #792,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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95 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Collectors, July 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide (Paperback)

As said in the synopsis - this is a book on available rugs not ones gracing the walls of museums or showing up in the big auction houses for 30 000 bucks. As a rug dealer, I use his books as a bible (perhaps Quran would be more appropriate!) and they have never let me down. As I tell my customers... before you invest a 1000 dollars on a rug, invest 15 dollars to learn more about them. You will be amazed at how carpet dealers will drop their prices as soon as you show even a small amount of knowledge. Best series by far. Enjoy.

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Help for Beginners in Oriental Rugs, January 5, 2000

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Ron Pierce (Arlington, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide (Paperback)

If you have recently been bitten by the Oriental Rug bug, here is a down to earth book for to help you through the complicated names of regions and styles. The author gives everything you need to know without overwhelming you with a subject and a trade hundreds of years old. Moreover, the pictures are a great visual aid for showing examples of rugs mentioned in a well written text. This book will make easier your understanding of the subject and get you off to a good start to an enjoyable pursuit.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Consider this book a VERY basic introduction only, June 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Oriental Rugs: A Buyer's Guide (Paperback)

If you are interested in buying a book to learn just the basics of Oriental Rugs in a short time span, this book is just fine. The content is good, and there are about 20 pages of glossy pictures showing different designs of rugs.
If your intention is to buy a book which will help you really understand the nuances of Oriental rugs, you need to look elsewhere. I gave the book an average rating, because that's what it is - not a great reference, but also not a bad value for the money. Just a decent book conveying about what you'd expect from a 100 page introductory text.