tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62233002011-04-21T12:45:34.027-07:00Carpets of IranJBOCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223300.post-1114494217431279182005-04-25T22:43:00.000-07:002005-04-25T22:43:37.430-07:00

Guide to Persian Prayer Rugs: "Prayer Rugs of Iran Prayer Rugs have been made for a long time in Iran. This Salting type prayer rug dates to the latter part of the reign of Shah Tahmasp circa 1565. Still Persian prayer rugs are less common than we see with their Sunni neighbors. Turkish prayer rugs are rather common as I explored in my Guide To Turkish Prayer Rugs as they are in the Caucasus and

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Nain_Carpet: "Reza Yusefpour , born in 1939, has spent over 40 years in his profession. He has extensive skills in designs of Isfahani origin and his designs are used on the carpets made in Habibian workshop - a leading carpet producer in Na'in. Yusefpour has an assistant for dot-painting the sketches. His other assistants work in another workshop beside Habibian's old but charming house that

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Nain_Carpet: "Na'in Carpet Designer Wali - Allah Shahr'i is a well-known Na'in artist born in 1938. Initially trained in Isfahan under Master Ahmad Archang, ther famous Isfahani designer, he later set up his own workshop in Na'in and has been working there since 1960. He speaks affectionately of his mother who, herself was a carpet weaver, taught him a love for carpet at the early stages of

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Crystal's Charms: a handmade charm bracelet and custom jewelry designer: "'Celebrate the small things in life' is the motto of Crystal's Charms, a witty and enchanting collection of jewelry unlike any you've seen before. Designer Crystal Lal hopes her jewelry makes people think beyond surface beauty and go deeper. A former editor and journalist, turned stay-home mom, turned jewelry designer,

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Guide to Heriz Rugs & Carpets by Barry O'Connell,Spongobongo.com: "Heriz Rugs are made in the Heriz district about 40 miles west of Tabriz in Northwest Iran. The Heriz rugs reflect a geometric rendering of Tabriz designs. Heriz is the market center collection point for the region in Iran in-between Tabriz and Ardabil. Heriz is one of the more important production areas for the US market. The wool

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An Interview With Congressman Tom Tancredo (R - CO) - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views): Edmund Burke said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Congressman Tom Tancredo is not willing to stand by and do nothing. He wants to help evil win. Look at his open blatant support for the group that kills American servicemen and seized our

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An Interview With Congressman Tom Tancredo (R - CO) - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views): Edmund Burke said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Congressman Tom Tancredo is not willing to stand by and do nothing. He wants to help evil win. Look at his open blatant support for the group that kills American servicemen and seized our Embassy

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SOUTHWEST ASIA: Newsday.com - More tall tales and crazy stories from Paul Wolfowitz: "Newsday.com - More tall tales and crazy stories from Paul Wolfowitz Newsday.com - National News: More tall tales and crazy stories from Paul Wolfowitz. Here we see Wolfowitz making the trek from the Pentagon across the river to Capitol hill to spin more yarns. One would think if Wolfowitz had any integrity

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Home . note of day: "The 2004 Persian Carpet Grand Exhibition (Tehran) in Tehran International Fair Ground from August 23 to 29,2004.The exhibition will focus on the export and foreign sales aspects of Iranian carpet . The experience gained from the past twelve exhibitions has enabled the Iranian producers and exporters to provide the visitors and Persian carpet lovers from around the world

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Sarver's Antique Oriental Rugs Indianapolis, Indiana USA 1-(800)-866-3066: "Steven Sarver- A bit about myself... August, 2002 I have been in the Oriental rug business for over 32 years. Born in Richmond, Indiana, I then moved to Indianapolis with my family as a young boy. After graduating from Arlington High School I went to work for Ashjian Rug Cleaning Co. This is where I became interested in

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ME AND OPHELIA: Very Cool to see a link from someone who knows my brother Jim. Thanks, JBOC "THE PERSIAN CARPET BLOGS A comprehensive look at Persian carpets and rugs Enjoyed Barry O'Connell's two BlogSpots on Persian Rugs and The Persian Carpet, and his main site of various notes and guides to The Persian Carpet in its many forms. Fascinating pictures and links. A great find. Thanks to

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Are finely knotted rugs better than others?: "Among the finest rugs in Iran today are the Rugs of Isfahan. It is not unusual to see Isfahan Rugs range from 576 (24 by 24) to 676 (264 by 26) knots per square inch and some workshops have reached 900 to 1000 knots per square inch. I take a look at some of the very best carpets ever made in Visiting with Master Faizullah Haghighi. "

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JBOC: "'If one were to make a list of the greatest carpets ever made the Carpet of Wonder in the Grand Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman would be in the most select group. First of all the Carpet of Wonder is huge. Compared to the famous Ardabil Carpet now in the V& A Museum it gives us some idea of the scale of this great carpet. The Ardabil Carpet is 11.52m by 5.34 m for

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Washington DC Area Airport Limousine Service Serving Dulles, BWI and Reagan National Airports: "Washington Webb Sedan and Limousine Service Specializing in Reagan National, Dulles and BWI Airport and the greater Baltimore Washington Area with Quality Limousine Service by Kevin. No one can get you into and out of Reagan National, Dulles and BWI faster. Call Kevin at 301-220-3294 or Mobile: 240

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SOUTHWEST ASIA: "SOUTHWEST ASIA Notes on SOUTHWEST ASIA Barry O'Connell's Blog on Iran and the region" I started a general new site focusing on Iranian news. JBOC

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Wasington Webb Limousine Service: "Specializing in Reagan National, Dulles and BWI Airport and the greater Baltimore Washington Area with Quality Limousine Service by Kevin. No one can get you into and out of Reagan National, Dulles and BWI faster. Call Kevin at 301-220-3294 or Mobile: 240-375-3395 "

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saveh rugs SAVEH carpets SHAHSAVAN tribe Oldcarpet.com,Everything About Persian Rugs: "SAVEH Carpet Properties: Visibility: SAVEH rugs and carpets have geometric pattern. Quality: SAVEH rugs and carpets have excellent quality and durable. Size & Shapes: The SAVEH rugs and carpets have different sizes and the majority of them are mid size (4x6 to 8x10 feet). Color: Dark red and powerful blue

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saveh rugs SAVEH carpets SHAHSAVAN tribe Oldcarpet.com,Everything About Persian Rugs: "SAVEH Carpet Properties: Visibility: SAVEH rugs and carpets have geometric pattern. Quality: SAVEH rugs and carpets have excellent quality and durable. Size & Shapes: The SAVEH rugs and carpets have different sizes and the majority of them are mid size (4x6 to 8x10 feet). Color: Dark red and powerful blue

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saveh rugs SAVEH carpets SHAHSAVAN tribe Oldcarpet.com,Everything About Persian Rugs: "SAVEH Carpet Properties: Visibility: SAVEH rugs and carpets have geometric pattern. Quality: SAVEH rugs and carpets have excellent quality and durable. Size & Shapes: The SAVEH rugs and carpets have different sizes and the majority of them are mid size (4x6 to 8x10 feet). Color: Dark red and powerful blue

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isfahan rugs ISFAHAN carpets Esfehan Oldcarpet.com,Everything About Persian Rugs: "ISFAHAN Carpet Properties: Visibility: ISFAHAN rugs and carptes have very symmetrical and balanced. ISFAHAN rugs and carpets usually have a single medallion that surround with whorls(Vines) and palmettos. Quality: ISFAHAN rugs and carpets usually have excellent quality. The most famous master weaver in ISFAHAN is

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tafresh rugs TAFRESH carpets,Oldcarpet.com,Area rugs,Persian Rugs: "TAFRESH Carpet Properties: Visibility: TAFRESH rugs and carpets usually have a geometric or animal patterns. There is big similarity with TAFRESH rugs and carpets with HAMEDAN rugs and carpets. Quality: The quality of TAFRESH rugs and carpets are good. Size & Shapes: TAFRESH rugs and carpets have different size and majority of

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Persian Gallery Educational Persian rug gallery The educational photo-gallery with more than 1450 Persian, Anatolian, Caucasian, Turkmen and Balouch rugs is a major part of the English version of the magazine. Most of the images are published with permission from friendly dealers, auction houses, collectors and museums. Images without statement of copyright or the statement ?S?nderholm belongs

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Turkmen Dictionary: "Turkmen Dictionary The Turkmen Dictionary is part of a cooperative project between Seyitguly Batyrov of Turkmen Carpets Online and Barry O'Connell to give a proper spelling of common Turkmen terms used in describing rugs. "

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MUENCHEN TEXTILE ART Munich Textile Art will take place from March 4th to 7th 2004. The exhibition includes antique rugs, flatweaves, tapestries and textiles from reputable exhibitors. The exhibitors includes Galerie Frauenknecht, Galerie Arabesque, Ex Oriente, Adil Bisim - to mention a few of the announced exhibitors. There will be more than 20 exhibitors this year. Bertram Frauenknecht

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Christie's Bidjar Carpet c. 1900 Lot 23: "A BIDJAR CARPET Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 British pounds. Special Notice VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium Lot Description A BIDJAR CARPET West Persia, circa 1900 The shaded brick-red field with an overall design of scrolling blue arabesques terminating in floral sprays enclosing floral wreaths, in an indigo border of

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Antique Tabriz Carpet signed Hadad Persian Carpets are made in some wonderful workshops of Iran by great designers. Hadad of Tabriz is one of them .

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ABS-CBNNEWS.COM RAFFLES The hotel was reopened in September 1991. Today, it has 104 tastefully appointed -- and now air-conditioned -- suites, each with a unique décor that recreates the heyday of the 1920s using period furnishings and amenities. Eighteen of the State Rooms are housed in the hotel’s Bras Basah Wing, built in 1904. The lobby features three magnificent Persian rugs, all handwoven

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Guide to Tabriz Carpets: "Notes on Benlian Tabriz Persian Carpets The late Edward E. Benlian was an Armenian who lived in England (The Orchard, 55 Arthur Rd, Wimbledon, London SW19). He died somewhere around 1973 and there was an estate auction after his death by Phillips, Son & Neale of London, England. Apparently his company produced rugs in Tabriz from the 1900s on. His master weavers included

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Guide to Lori Rugs Visit My New Guide to Luri Rugs

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Persian Rugs - Information on Persian rugs and carpets: "Information on Persian rugs and carpets on www JOZAN MAGAZINE: Jozan Magazine includes a large educational rug photo gallery with several hundreds photos of Persian rugs. Visit Educational Persian Gallery. ORIENTAL RUG NOTES: Barry O'Connell's Oriental Rug Notes includes several rug guides on Persian rugs. Visit Guide to the Persian Carpet

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The Persian Carpet: "The Persian Carpet The Persian Carpet Blog. My casual look at Persian Rugs and Carpets"

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Guide to Persian Mahal Rugs & Carpets: "In the US we think of Arak as the area Sarouk Persian carpets come from. Rug weaving was traditional in Arak. To try and set a beginning date for rugs from Arak is nearly impossible. It is likely that it dates back easily hundreds and more likely thousands of years. However there is a very distinct commercial era that we can track. Circa 1875 Persian

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The Persian Carpet: "The Persian Carpet The Persian carpet is woven in cities such as Tabriz, Isfahan, Kashan, Kerman, Qum, Sarouk, Meshhed, Nain, Yezd. We also see the Persian carpet woven in smaller regions such as Heriz or Hamadan. Persian Carpets may even be produced by one of the tribes or ethnic groups such as the Afshar, Shahsevan, Qashqai, Kurdish, or Bakhtiari. The Persian Carpet may

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Carpets of Iran

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