Links
A few Web
sources for your guidance and general interest!
The Carpet
Foundation
The UK carpet manufacturers' trade organisation
promoting quality and standards in carpet. The site features consumer advice,
carpet tips, terminology, explanation of quality standards, etc.
Carpet Information
Centre
More free advice on all aspects of carpet: history,
manufacturing, carpet care, etc.
Carpet
Museum of Iran
Virtual tours of this acclaimed Tehran museum
of the art of the Persian carpet.
Flowers Underfoot
Metropolitan Museum of
Art's online exhibition exploring the art of Indian carpets of the Mughal
era.
The "life" of a carpet: an application of the Alexander
rules
Scholarly article on a system for creating effective
carpet designs
The Persian Carpet Gallery
A personal site
with a history and many beautiful images of the regional styles.
Recreation > Antiques > Rugs
Google directory for all concerned with carpets and rugs.
Symmetry
and Pattern: the Art of Oriental Carpets
A gallery exploring
the subtlety of design used in one of the great rug-making
traditions.
TurkoTek
A noncommercial site for
enthusiasts of oriental rugs and other collectible weavings.
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