Product Details

Published in 1978 by Macmillan, this foundational reference handbook is designed to help collectors and retail buyers identify, evaluate, and purchase modern handmade carpets. The guide features 160 pages comprehensive of over 100 vivid color plates, maps, diagrams, and explanatory illustrations photographed by Richard M. LeNoir. Janice Summers Herbert demystifies the complex market by covering essential regional traits, materials, weaving traditions, and pattern designs across Asia. The book acts as a highly practical consumer tool, providing strategic advice on navigating public auctions, inspecting knotting quality, and bargaining with textile merchants.