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Page 458
... carpets , rugs or carpets handwoven in and near the town of Gendje ( now Kirova- bad ) , Azerbaijan S.S.R. , characterized by their simple , angular designs and saturated ( intense ) colours . Gendje carpets most often have designs ...
... carpets , rugs or carpets handwoven in and near the town of Gendje ( now Kirova- bad ) , Azerbaijan S.S.R. , characterized by their simple , angular designs and saturated ( intense ) colours . Gendje carpets most often have designs ...
Page 524
... carpets , carpets made in the Turk- ish city of Gördes ( Ghiordes ) , long regarded to be among the finest rugs of Anatolia . Car- pet making began in Gördes only in the 17th century , but Ghiordes carpets were soon paragons of Turkish ...
... carpets , carpets made in the Turk- ish city of Gördes ( Ghiordes ) , long regarded to be among the finest rugs of Anatolia . Car- pet making began in Gördes only in the 17th century , but Ghiordes carpets were soon paragons of Turkish ...
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... carpets , handwoven carpets formerly made at Herat , the capital of Persia in the 15th century , an important city in the 17th , and now a provincial capital in western Af- 16th and early 17th centuries , are known for ghanistan ...
... carpets , handwoven carpets formerly made at Herat , the capital of Persia in the 15th century , an important city in the 17th , and now a provincial capital in western Af- 16th and early 17th centuries , are known for ghanistan ...
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