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[3 Vintage Oriental Rug Postcards]
Vintage promotional postcards from Pashgian Bros. of Pasadena, CA; Barker Bros. of Los Angeles, CA, and James Balm Co. of Philadelphia, PA.
General Oriental Rugs
Arts of Asia, The Textile Museum
Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications. Many Color and Black and White Illus. January-February 1996. Volume 26 Number 1. Focus on the Textile Museum.
Der Raumschmuck, Ein Ratgeber Auf Dem Gebiete Der Wohnungskunst [Room Decoration, A Guide to Apartment Art]
Germany: [1928]. 41 pages of color plates showing many examples. Advice for interior design showing a large sampling of machine made and a few handmade carpets. Also includes wallcoverings and drapes.
Harrods Carpets From the East to the West
London: Harrods, [1920?]. 20 color plates. Early full color Harrods sales catalog of handmade oriental rugs. Includes beautiful orientalist drawings.
The Joseph V. McMullan Collection of Islamic Rugs
Washington: The Textile Museum, 1965. Unillustrated exhibition pamphlet of the McMullan collection at the Textile Museum.
L'ORIENT Par J.L. Gerome: Offert Par Les Grands Magasins du Bon March - Paris - Aux Visiteurs du Salon des Artistes
(Paris): Bon March, 1910. 9 color plates 31 black and white. French department store catalog of antique and contemporary Oriental carpets and works of Islamic art interspersed with Orientalist paintings by Gerome. The color plates are of rugs.
Les Nouvelles Collections de l'Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs Au Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marson, 19e Serie: Tapis, Tissus et Faiences Orientales, Suite des Tissus (Europe, XVIIIe et XIXe Siecles)
Paris: Librairie d'Art Decoratif / Armand Guerinet, [1900?]. 112 black and white plates. GWO 2441. Number 19 of this series on the museum collection. About half of the plates are of rugs and textiles with the remainder being Islamic tile work and ceramics. Complete.
Oriental Rug Review Volume IV April 1984-March 1985
Meredith, NH: Oriental Rug Review, 1984. Black and white illustrations. The fourth volume bound in red hardcover, this publication was essential in the formation of American rug collectors. The focus was on the U.S. auction market, original publications of rug scholarship and the reprintings and translations of earlier scarce literature.
Oriental Rug Review: Important Articles
Meredith: Oriental Rug Review, 1983-1987. Black and white illustrations. A compilation of 16 Oriental Rug Review articles specially rebound in red cloth.
The Passing of the Carpet
Philadelphia: Sanitary Manufacturing Co., 1902. 17 pages in color of rugs 8 in black and white of lace. Manufacturer's sales catalog of rugs, or "Art Squares" and how they are destined to replace wall-to-wall in American homes and offices.
Rugs (Illustrated)
(Lebanon?): [No Date - 1950s?]. 76 black and white. Tribal, village and urban antique Oriental carpets. Captions in French and Arabic. Former owner's neat bookplate.
Souvenir of Athens. Presented by the American Rug Company of Athens, Greece. Dealers in Fine Oriental Rugs Personally Selected
[Athens?]: American Rug Co., [1896?]. Dealer souvenir brochure for an American audience at the first modern Olympics which was held in Athens in 1896. Illustrated by 15 heliotypes showing 5 rugs and 10 classical Athenian scenes. [GWO 25. SORB G-30].
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Tecidos: Da Coleccao Calouste Gulbenkian [Textiles: the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection]
Lisboa: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1978. 8 color plates 62 black and white. Exhibition catalog of the Gulbenkian collection of mostly Islamic textiles. Color illustrations are duplicated in black and white. Portuguese text.
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[Textiles and Carpets from the Museum of the Alhambra Palace of Charles V] Tejidos y Alfombras del Museo de la Alhambra Palacio de Carlos V, Granada, noviembre 1997-julio 1998
Granada: Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, 1997. 106 color figures and plates 13 black and white figures. The textile and carpet collection of the Alhambra Palace. Chapters on Coptic, Egyptian, Moorish, and Spanish textiles and Spanish carpets.
Rare and Important Oriental Rugs and Carpets: Rugs as Art - February 4, 1973
New York: Rugs as Art, 1972. 48 black and white. Sale #2.
Le Tapis: The Rug, a Fundamental Art
Paris: Editions Self, 1949. 23 Color Plates, 190 Black and White. GWO 3. English/French text. Dealer's introductory book. Includes a few European rugs.
Tapis d'Orient Anciens
Paris: Albert Achdjian, 1979. 11 color plates 33 black and white. GWO 5. Dealer exhibition and sales catalog. French text.
Un art fondamental. Le tapis. Précédé de notes éthnographiques par Arnold van Gennep. A fundamental art: The rug. Introduced with ethnographical notes by Arnold van Gennep.
Paris: Editions Self, 1949. 23 color plates, 190 black and white. Deluxe edition of this dealer's introductory book. Includes a few European rugs. English/French text. [CSROT 7071].
The Exhibitions of ACOR 6: Inclusively Baluch, Rugs of Rare Beauty from Midwest Collections, Warp-Faced Bands [3 Volumes - 2 Print Books, 1 CD-ROM]
Indianapolis / Los Angeles: ACOR6/RugBooks, 2003, 2014. 39+63 color plates 129 color images. Two hardcover books and one CD-ROM of the exhibition of the exhibitions of the 6th American Conference on Oriental Rugs, Indianapolis 2002.
Den Orientaliska Mattan i Sverige (The Oriental Carpet in Sweden)
Stockholm: Medelhavsmuseet, 1998. 45 color plates 3 black and white. Museum exhibition catalog highlighting the place of Oriental rugs in Sweden with descriptive text and technical analysis by by Anette Granlund. Swedish text.
Orientteppiche Tapisserien
Wien: Adil Besim, (1980). 18 color plates. Dealer promotional catalog. German text.
Ten Years of Oriental Rug and Textile Art: Ulrich Ahlheim 1992-2002: Anniversary Catalogue
Dortmund: Frank Martin Diehr Publishing, 2002. 20 color plates. Oriental rug dealer exhibition and sales catalog of antique tribal rugs. Signed by the author. Ten examples are from author's collection and ten are for sale with prices.
Woven Magic: A Book About Kilims / Vävd magi. En bok om kelim
Stockholm: J.P. Willborg, 1992. 112 color plates. Noted dealer's exhibition and sales catalog of antique flatweaves from all major weaving areas, mainly Anatolian, Caucasian and Persian and with Northern European examples as well. The selection reflects the author's good taste. English-Swedish text. [GWO 1126, SORB G-1541].
Morgenländische Motive: Original-Teppiche -Stoffe u. -Stickereien
Plauen: Christian Stoll, (1907-1909). GWO 9. Three of four series in this set bound in a single portfolio. This copy comprises: series I. [1] p., hand-colored collotypes 1-20; series II. Hand-colored collotypes 21-35; series III. [4] p., tipped-on chromolithographs 41-66. Wanting are 1 text p. in Series I, 2 text...
The Birth Symbol in Traditional Women's Art from Eurasia and the Western Pacific
Toronto: The Museum for Textiles, 1981. 11 color plates, 110 black and white. GWO 2395. Many Eastern European and Central Asian textiles.