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The Woven Mystery: Old Tibetan Rugs (White orchid books)
The Woven Mystery Old Tibetan Rugs - White orchid books Author:John Page, Serina Page This book contains very clear and splendid plates of seventy-eight traditional Tibetan rugs represnting an aesthetically and technically distinct Asian rug tradition. The description of each rug, in addition to design, includes size, materials used in pile, warp and weft, as well as knot count. Both experts as well as amateurs will here fi... more »nd surprising examples of this unique rug tradition. Because of the decentralised and cottage industry nature of traditional Tibetan rug production, no two Tibetan rugs are alike, unless specifically made as a pair by the same weaver or team of weavers« less