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Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern & Motif

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Fantastic book---definitive info on all aspects of handmade rugs, including each part of the rug: border designs, major & minor motifs, origins of each of these with many attributed to multiple sources. I love to keep this book close at hand & use it frequently as a reference source for rugs & textiles from many of the countries in the Middle East, southwestern, northwestern, and central Asia, & many countries & regions that no longer exist in their original borders. This is one of the top 2-3 reference books that I use most frequently to identify the many elements in the rugs & textiles that I sell & also ones that I buy for my personal collection. It's absolutely fascinating--I just bought one of these for a friend who has a long-standing interest in the subjects covered in this book & she was THRILLED(!!!) with this book.

Absolutely stunning. Clear illustrations, clear text, beautiful layout. A stunning book that I am pleased to have added to my library.

This book is not only attractive, but contains a wealth of knowledge about antique and modern rugs.

Phyllis Pentecost

Peter Stone is one of my favorite rug enthusiast authors. This is a comprehensive book on tribal rugs, and has a ton of amazing photos throughout it.

If you love rugs, or are in the rug business and want a great book for clients to look through and to learn from, this is a great addition to your library. Two other great Peter Stone books are his Oriental Lexicon, and his Rug Repair book. Though I do not agree on everything he shares (in particular in some of the repairs - the focus on making it look good more than to be structurally as strong as can be made) - he is without a doubt one of the top academics in this field, and there is a lot to learn from him.

This book will not disappoint for your own rug education, or as a gift for others.

Not only is this just an interesting book to read, this book is a great resource for identifying rugs. As an oriental rug cleaner, I will have this book handy at all times.