This decision is very unfortunate as it makes the book practically useless as an aid for establishing the origin of a rug in any systematic way.
Traditional persian carpet motifs.
Wool is the most common material used in persian rugs.
The traditional way books on oriental rugs and carpets are organized is according to region of origin.
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This motif is often found in a cluster all over pattern however.
Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi.
It is lustrous and superior.
Ejder scorpion and spider sometimes called the crab or tortoise by carpet specialists share the same basic diamond shape with a hooked or stepped boundary often making them very difficult to distinguish.
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Some of the more common motifs are.
Book of oriental carpets and rugs.
Persian wool is arguably the best in the world.
Gul motif most commonly seen on persian carpets of tekke jomud and carpets from the regions of turkestan.
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Several protective motifs such as those for the dragon turkish.
It is not unusual to find more than one motif in a single rug.
Boteh is the farsi word used to describe in immature flower or palm leaf.
Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi azari kharchang and islimi floral.
Antique rugs are often more expensive than newer rugs but that is because of market demand and not because they are actually better.
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Motif of an axe this icon of a two bladed combat tool expressed the power of the material from which it was made as well as represented the face of power.
The motif of a carpet can be used to determine the particular tribe or the area in which the rug was woven.
The author of this book tried something new categorizing by design.
Some of the more common motifs are.