Decorative Textiles


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Fine Furniture Tapestries


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A Selection of Fine Oriental Rugs and Aubusson and Other Tapestries and Embroideries


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Excerpt from A Selection of Fine Oriental Rugs and Aubusson and Other Tapestries and Embroideries: From the Stock of H. Michaelyan, Two West Forty-Seventh Street, New York; To Be Sold by His Order, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Afternoons, October Thirtieth, Thirty-First, November First at Two-Thirty O'clock These exquisite specimens represent the best that the Spirit of Art has breathed into being from both the Orient and the Occident. In thus presenting them to the public I wish also to give them an earnest of what they will expect to find in my Palm Beach Spanish Galleries this Winter. 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.




Rugs and Wall Hangings


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General directions for executing twenty-five stitches accompany complete instructions, with graphs, for seven rugs and five wall hangings.




Portuguese Needlework Rugs


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Patricia Stone. Beautiful and valuable, Portuguese Arraiolos rugs can be created even by inexperienced needleworkers. This book presents complete instructions for making any of 13 designs alongside a pictorial gallery and history of these durable rugs.