In a work of this nature, where important points must be brought out succinctly and clearly, images are of primary interest, and some 170 carefully selected full colour illustrations show not only the richness and variety of these beautiful objects, but also the salient features from which collectors can learn to know their subject.
Author Biography
Murray Eiland III has a doctorate in oriental archaeology from Oxford University. He has spent time working and travelling in many of the Near Eastern and Central Asian countries whose rugs illustrated and described in this book.
