Antique Carpets

Photographs reflect the personal expression evident in each rug[and] it gives a voice to the tribal women who weave them. (Phoenix Home & Garden, Meghan Walsh)

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Walter B. Denny has lectured and published on Seljuk and Ottoman Turkish art for over thirty years. He was Honorary Curator of Carpets at the Harvard University Art Museums.

Debra Bonito lives in Connecticut. She has been a collector of fine linen and lace for twenty-five years, and frequently presents lectures about them. Photographer Charles Fields lives in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Ian Bennett is respected world-wide as an authority on Oriental and Persian carpets and is considered as one of the most important writers, editors, and authors in the field. A former consultant to Sotheby's and editor of the specialist Oriental rug Magazine "Hali", he is the author of several books on the subject, including "Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs, Oriental Rugs, Vol I: Caucasian", and "Rugs and Carpets of the World".Born in Iran to a family with a long history of dealing in Persian carpets, perhaps it was inevitable that Essie Sakhai should become a respected expert on Oriental and Persian carpets, gaining much of his great knowledge from his father Benayahoo Sakhai.Essie lives in North London, though he spends most of his time at Essie Carpets on the corner of Albemarle Street and Piccadilly in London's Mayfair, carrying on the family tradition started in the 18th century.Essie is a true enthusiast and hopes through his extensive lectures, interviews and writing to share his knowledge and passion for carpets with a wider audience.

Complete guide to buying, selling, creating, and preserving antique quilts.

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.