E. I. Larina

Kovrotkachestvo narodov Rossiiskoi imperii (Carpet weaving by peoples of the Russian Empire)

Moscow: Vostochnoe literatura, 2007. sewn cl. The author covers the main ethnographic regions into which the Russian Empire is conventionally divided: Central Asia, Caucasus, Ukraine and Russia. She proposes new theories of the origins of carpet weaving not as usually thought among strictly nomadic peoples. She finds its roots in Iranian culture, and traces the later localization of designs. She broaches the symbolism of various patterns and deals with economic aspects such as trade of carpets in local economies. 224 p., approx. 20 b/w, 80 color illus., Rus. Item #898
ISBN: 9785020185531

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