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Caucasian carpets and rugs are primarily made in villages, rather than in cities. They are made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces, the rugs of the
*Sherrill, Sarah B."Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America."New York: Abbeville Press, 1996. *Black, David. "The Atlas of Rugs and Carpets."London:Tiger Books, 1996. *Ford, P.R.J. "Oriental Carpet Design."Thames and Hudson, London.1989. *Bennett, Ian. "Oriental Rugs, Volume 1 Caucasian", Antique Collectors Club 1981, *Yetkin, Serare. "Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey Volume I-II", Oguz Press 1978, Rugs and carpets Turkic rugs and carpets Carpets and rugs {{textile-arts-stub
Caucasian carpets and rugs are primarily made in villages, rather than in cities. They are made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces, the rugs of the Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...
normally display bold geometric
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designs in primary colors. Styles typical to the Caucasus region are Daghestan
Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Feder ...
, Verne, Shirvan
Shirvan (from ; ; Tat: ''Şirvan'') is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both pre-Islamic Sasanian and Islamic times. Today, the region is an industrially and agriculturally developed part of the Republic of Azerbaijan ...
, Ganja
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Etymology
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, Kazakh, Karabagh, and Quba rugs. Several carpet styles from contemporary northwestern Iran
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also fall largely into this bracket, such as the Ardabil rugs
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
The city of Ardabil lies close to the borders of the R ...
.
References
Further reading
*Neff, Ivan C. and Carol V. Maggs. Dictionary of Oriental Rugs. London: AD. Donker LTD, 1977. *Gardiner, Roger F. “Spuhler Revisited: Further Thoughts on the West Berlin Rug Catalog.” November, 1988. *Dimand, M.S. "Two Fifteenth Century Hispano-Moresque Rugs." 196*Sherrill, Sarah B."Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America."New York: Abbeville Press, 1996. *Black, David. "The Atlas of Rugs and Carpets."London:Tiger Books, 1996. *Ford, P.R.J. "Oriental Carpet Design."Thames and Hudson, London.1989. *Bennett, Ian. "Oriental Rugs, Volume 1 Caucasian", Antique Collectors Club 1981, *Yetkin, Serare. "Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey Volume I-II", Oguz Press 1978, Rugs and carpets Turkic rugs and carpets Carpets and rugs {{textile-arts-stub