Carpet

:This article is about carpet, the floor covering. Carpet is also the name of a solitaire card game.

References

• Aslanapa, Oktay. One Thousand Years of Turkish Carpets. Translated and edited by William A. Edmonds. Istanbul: Eren 1988.

:(The definitive word on Turkish)

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• Day, Susan, ed. and trans. Great Carpets of the World. New York: The Vêndome Press, 1996.

:(Good for the basic story - but simplifies)

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• Dimand, Maurice Sven and Jean Mailey. Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973.
• Pope, Arthur Upham. A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. Vol. XI, Carpets, Chapter 55. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938-9.

:(Seminal, historical work - the basis of all, later Persian studies)

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• Sherrill, Sarah B. Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America. New York: Abbeville Press, 1996.

:(Incredibly thorough and detailed)

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• Stone, Peter F. The Oriental Rug Lexicon. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997.

:(Dictionary of terms - excellent for clarification)

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• "The Carpet Primer" The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI). Dalton, GA

:(Definitive word on the fundamentals of carpet -- extraordinarily detailed information on how carpet is made, specified, installed, maintained, etc. CRI is the national trade association representing the carpet and rug industry in the United States. CRI establishes the industry standard for the installation of residential and commercial carpet.)

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