Oriental Carpets & Rugs Reference Set: 3 Books + Bonus (1904–1993, Illustrated)
A well-rounded Oriental carpets and rugs reference set, spanning nearly a century of scholarship. This collection combines a modern, richly illustrated academic work with early foundational texts and a compact color guide. Ideal for collectors, designers, historians, or anyone with a serious interest in Oriental rugs, carpets, and Asian decorative arts.
Bonus vintage museum reference included at no additional cost.
Titles included:
Oriental Carpets: From the Tents, Cottages, and Workshops of Asia
by John Thompson
– Softcover / large-format reference
– ISBN 0525484264, published 1993– Heavily illustrated– Scholarly, museum-level reference with extensive research and visuals
– Light cover wear with slightly creased lower right corner
How to Know Oriental Rugs
by Mary Beach Langton
– Hardcover
– Published by Appleton and Company, 1904 First Edition
– slightly cracked gutters with binding exposed just in one spot
– Illustrated throughout
– Pages show typical age-related roughness consistent with early 20th-century printing
– No markings, covers are well preserved, showing very good condition relative to age
Oriental Rugs in Color
by Preben Liebetrau
– Hardcover
– Published 1974
– Compact / smaller-size format
– Color illustrations
– Clean, unmarked pages
Bonus book :
Handbook of Muhammadan Art
by M. S. Diamond, Ph.D.
– Hardcover
– Published 1947
– Author was Curator of Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
– Heavy cover wear; acceptable condition
– Included as a complimentary reference
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