Contemporary Oriental Carpets Rugs from the East - Identification Buying / Book

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ORIENTAL RUGS TODAY - A Guide to the Best New Carpets from the East - Second Edition
by Emmett Eiland, Berkeley Hills Books, CA, 2003.
Over 50 full-page color plates highlight this most informative books on identifying and buying contemporary Oriental carpets and rugs.  “In the market for a new Oriental rug?  Confused about what to choose, and what to pay?  This book can help.  It describes the latest developments in design and manufacture - developments that amount to a renaissance in the new rug industry.  It organizes rugs by country, identifies the major producers, and explains how their carpets are made.  It helps distinguish natural from synthetic dyes, handspun from machine-spun wool, genuine silk from imitation.  It is the one book to buy before spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a new Oriental carpet.”
8.6” x 11” softback in near-new condition.  199 pages.
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