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Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments URL: http://www.textilemuseum.org/pieces/ Description: Examples of fragments of 16th and 17th century Persian rugs, including "three principal surviving fragments of one spectacular 16th-century Khorasan rug [which] are reunited in this exhibition. ... These pieces also fit together like a puzzle, allowing us to glimpse the grand scale of the original carpet." Includes an overview of the Khorasan region (in modern Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan), diagrams of rug knotting techniques, and images of carpet fragments. From the Textile Museum. LII Topics: Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Textiles, Textiles Publisher: The Textile Museum LII Database Information: Record 24239 created by Maria Brandt on 08/01/2007 Last modification on 09/22/2008 Published: 10/30/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24239 |
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