Oriental Rugs Volume 1. - Caucasian by Ian Bennett - 1981

Oriental Textile Press Ltd., 1981. This is from the dustwrapper; "Caucasian rugs with their warm natural colours with their strong designs are a common sight in discriminating homes throughout the world. Used with modern or antique furniture the good Caucasian rug, whether worn or not, adds a new dimension of luxury to a home. For those who seek an intelligent understanding this book (the first of a much needed series) has been designed with certain essential criteria in mind. Firstly, as the heart of a rug lies in its colour, it is essential to provide as many colour illustrations as possible. The fact that this book provides more full coloured examples than in the rest of the specialist literature put together gives it a head start. Secondly, unlike some previous books on the subject, the aim has been to avoid showing solely the superb museum specimens that only millionaires can afford. Sumptuous eighteenth century specimens may be mouthwatering but they do nothing to help the modern collector or home furnisher understand the pieces he sees round him in the market place. So this book illustrates the examples that appear; at auctions and in the shops of dealers. It is important, too, that the illustrations show wherever possible varying degrees of quality so the reader can learn to attune his eye ­ surely the key to the appreciation of. any subject. The author discusses possible dates and areas of production, giving reasons for his own conclusion but also for his rejections of the ideas of others. Finally this book can be regarded as the standard reference since the author extends his interest beyond the copious illustrations to include examples illustrated in other readily available sources. It can therefore be enjoyed either on the level of identifying varying types and qualities or, for the enthusiast (and with a subject as fascinating as Caucasian rugs enthusiasm is easily contracted), it becomes the key reference to as detailed a connoisseurship of the subject as the reader cares to pursue." Green cloth with gilt lettering in colour illustrated dustwrapper.376 pages, Well illustrated with colour examples. 8.5 X 10 inches. Very good book with previous owner's ex libris roundel blind stamp to lower corner of the title page, in a very good dustwrapper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.