Rugs and carpets Rugs and carpets Arak rugs are made in and around the city of Arak, Iran. Araks are much more coarsely knotted than the rugs of their illustrious neighbours Sarouk. Their designs are quite similar, although rather more crudely executed, with preference for bold floral medallions set against open fields. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arak rug"
Ardabil Carpet represents either one of the famous persian rugs that are currently held by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ardabil Carpet"
The Bradford Carpet was made in the late 17th century and was originally belonged to the Earl of Bradford at Castle Bromwich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bradford carpet"
A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. The term was also used for table and wall coverings, as carpets were not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile carpet probably originated in Mongolia or Turkestan between the 4th and 2nd millennium BC. Carpet-making was introduced to Spain in 10th century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of Persian rugs introduced to Western Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carpet"
Gabbeh is a traditional design of Persian carpet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gabbeh"
Isfahani rugs and carpets usually have ivory backgrounds with blue, rose, and indigo motifs. Isfahani rugs and carpets often have very symmetrical and balanced designs. They usually have a single medallion that is surrounded with vines and palmettos. These rugs and carpets usually have excellent quality. The most famous master weaver in Isfahan is Serafian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isfahan rug"
Knots per sq cm is a traditional measure for quality of hand-knotted carpets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knots per sq cm" I wish I had a shortopedia. Rugs_and_carpets
An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. Oriental-design rugs made by machine or any method other than hand knotting or hand weaving are not considered authentic oriental rugs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oriental rugs"
Palas is a form of Middle Eastern carpet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palas"
The Persian rug is an essential part of Persian (Iranian) art and culture. Thus carpet- weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art, and dates back to the Bronze Age. ...more on Wikipedia about "Persian rug"
Shag is typically used to make a deep-pile carpets. This is the oldest use of the term. Shag carpet is sometimes evoked as an example of the aesthetic from the culture of the US 1970s. Also used to make carpets for mariners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shag (fabric)"
A Tabriz carpet is a type of persian rug from the area of Tabriz. The typical Tabriz carpet has a central medallion with arabesque flower tendrils. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tabriz rug"
The war rug tradition of Afghanistan, which has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979, has continued through subsequent military, political and social conflicts. Afghan rug-makers began incorporating the apparatus of war into their designs almost immediately the Soviet Union invaded their country. They continue to do so today in the wake of September 11 and the onset of America’s War against Terror which ousted the Taliban government of Mullah Omar yet left a country in which local warlords still maintain a high level of civil conflict. The rugs produced in response to these events may well constitute the world’s richest tradition of war art of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "War rugs"
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