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Richard E. Wright Research Notes Concerning Oriental Rugs and Textiles in the Middle East Enter Here Copyright 2005Richard E. Wright Website design by SilverWeb, Ltd....Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
http://www.jozan.net
Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
http://textilemuseum.ca/
Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes.
http://www.ripponboswell.com
A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_...mages/Persian_Carpet/carpet.html
A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
http://www.lenkoran.co.uk/
Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
http://www.nonplusultra.com/
A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
http://www.thunderstrand.com/
Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
http://www.vanishingtextiles.com/
On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
http://www.cloudband.com
Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
http://www.zadah.com
A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
http://www.rugreview.com
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
http://www.kilim.com
Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
http://www.textile-art.com/
Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
http://www.textilemuseum.org
A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
http://hometown.aol.com/wwweave/index.htm
An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gordsa/
A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/index.html
A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/~jmu2m/gp/
Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
http://www.homestead.com/cmariani/
Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
http://www.ORIENTALCARPETS.NET
Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
http://www.lacma.org/art/perm_col/costumes/costume2.htm
Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
http://www.rugsandtextiles.com
Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
http://www.oldcarpet.com
Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
http://www.ghereh.org
Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
http://www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de
Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
http://www.lebazaardorient.com
Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
http://www.acor-rugs.org
Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
http://www.world-rugs.com
Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
http://www.orient-rug.com/
Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
http://www.haliden.com
University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
http://www.math.utsa.edu/sphere/salingar/contr.carpet.html
Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
http://www.brandonrugs.com
Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
http://www.eruggallery.com
Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/
Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
http://www.ne-rugsociety.org
Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
http://www.flyingrugs.com
Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
http://www.tschebullantiquecarpets.com
Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
http://www.albertolevi.com
Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
http://www.hortorientalrugs.com
New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
http://www.silkroadrugs.com/
Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
http://www.armsite.com/rugs/
Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
http://www.internetrugs.com/
English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
http://www.hali.com
History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
http://www.awildorchid.com/carpets.htm
Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
http://www.christopherleggeorientalcarpets.com
Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
http://gallerytulip.com
An active rug collector organization.
http://www.geocities.com/jbulyk/
Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
http://www.spongobongo.com/
The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
http://www.hollysmithrugs.com
London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
http://www.aj-antique-rugs.co.uk
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/c.../collection.asp?collectionkey=41
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
http://bijar.com
Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
http://www.galleryanatolia.com
Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
http://www.textileasart.com/
Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
http://www.raymondbenardout.com
A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
http://www.rimea.net/tribalart.htm
Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
http://www.sfbars.org/
Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
http://www.shaver-ramsey.com/aboutus.asp
Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
http://www.urartu.com.tr
Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
http://www.cetinkayagallery.com
List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
http://orientalrugs.jozan.net
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
http://www.cocoontr.com/category.php
Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
http://www.meidan91.wanex.net
Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
http://www.antique-oriental-carpets.com/
Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
http://www.keshishiancarpets.com
Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
http://antiquerugs.com.au
Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
http://www.turkhali.org
Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
http://www.orientalrugsofbath.com
Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
http://www.orientalruglovers.com
Syndicated rug news published by Jozan Magazine
http://www.jozan.net/oriental-rug-news.xml
Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
http://www.hajjibaba.org/
Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
http://www.presentltd.com/rugs/
A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
http://www.akrep.se/
Oriental rug events, articles and links.
http://www.jozan.net/rug-news/oriental-rug-news.asp
Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas.
http://www.the-rug-company.com
Weblog and news from the members.
http://www.jozan.net/orientalrugs/orientalrugs.xml
Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
http://www.armenianrugssociety.com/
Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
http://www.persian-carpet.info
Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
http://www.peterpaporientalrugs.com
Persian rugs, urban, village and tribal, and some photos of tribal people.
http://www.OldTribalRugs.com
Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.
http://www.transylvanianrugs.com
Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
http://seattletextileandrugsociety.org
Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
http://www.intlhajjirugsociety.org/
North Amrican gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
http://www.fransesus.com/