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This extra large reference work by Charles Grant Ellis,shows eighty one examples of antique oriental carpets and provides a complete survey of the highest quality of carpet production from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.
Each area of manufacture is treated separately-Turkey,Egypt,Syria,the Caucasus,Persia,India Spain and China
There are large full colour reproductions of every carpet discussed and the work traces the developement of styles in each region.
It also includes full technical analysis of each rug,ite provenance,condition and quality
A book for anyone passionate about carpets of quality!
Ex Libras,it has a small stamp on the title page as well as two stickers on the bottom of the dustjacket,which is protected by a plastic cover.