Oriental Rugs in the Home

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oriental Rugs in the Home: A Monograph While the ordinary carpet of commerce is just a carpet, and nothing more, the Oriental Rug is a thing apart, and worthy of the interest and attention that one may give to its selection. But its very individuality, and the many patterns, designs, kinds and sizes in which it may be obtained, suggest the value of a little special information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.