A
Abrashes in design, 341
Acid for bleaching, 39
Advice to buyers, 43
Afghan rugs, see Khiva Bokhara, 278
Afghanistan, 341
Age of rugs, how told, 36, 332
Age of weaving art, 17
Aging of rugs artificially, 39
Ak Hissar (city), 341
Ak Hissar rugs (description), 232
Ak Hissar rugs (illustration), 232
Alcohol in design, 64
Alligator in design, see Kulah border design, 116
Almond in design, see Pear, 123
Altman collection of rugs, 38
Altman prayer rug (illustration), 336
Alum used in dyeing, 76
Amber beads for testing dyes, 79
Ames collection of rugs, 27, 38
Anatolia (country), 217
Anatolian Ghileems (description), 312
Anatolian rugs, 50, 52, 323, 325
Anatolian rugs (description), 234
Anatolian rugs (illustration), 60
Angora (province and city), 341
Angular hook in design, 101
Aniline dyes, 27, 40, 44, 77, 78, 170
Aniline dyes, effect on the wool, 78
Aniline dyes, how detected, 44, 45, 47, 79, 80
Aniline dyes in the Orient, 77, 78
Aniline dyed rugs, 218
Animals in design, 99
Anthemion design, 102
Antique rugs, 35, 36, 37, 38, 331, 332
Antique rugs, Cost of, 26, 39
Antique rugs, Craze for, 35
Antique rugs, Exhibition of, 331
Antique rugs, how told, 35, 47
Antique rug, What constitutes an, 35, 36, 47
Apple in design, see Silibik, 131
Arabic figures and letters in design, 100
Ardebil (town), 341
Ardebil mosque carpet, 26, 37, 333
Ardebil mosque carpet (description), 333
Ardebil mosque carpet (illustration), 330
Ardelan (province), 171
Armenia, 218, 342
Armenians, 56, 217, 218
Artificial aging, 39
Asia Minor, 342
Askabad, 342
Auctions, 31, 32
Austria, Antiques in, 37
Austrian royal hunting carpet, 335
Azerbijan (province), 171
B
Backs of rugs (characteristic), 153
Bagdad (province and city), 343
Baker hunting rug (description), 337
Baker hunting rug (illustration), 338
Bakhshis (village), 343
Bakhshis rugs (description), 173
Baku (province and city), 343
Baku rugs, 150
Baku rugs (characteristics), 150
Baku rugs (description), 261
Baku rugs (illustration), 262
Bale, Rugs bought by the, 31, 32
Ball and claw design, 102
Ballard collection of rugs, 38
Barber pole stripe design, 102
Basket in design, 102
Bat in design, 103
Bath rooms, Rugs suitable for, 51
Bath rugs, 325
Bavaria, Antiques in, 37
Beads in design, 103
Beating of rugs, 63
Bed rooms, Rugs suitable for, 51
Bee in design, 103
Beetle in design, 103
Beets used in making dyes, 82
Beluchistan (country), 295, 343
Beluchistan rugs, 50, 51, 52, 70, 106, 326
Beluchistan rugs (characteristics), 151, 295
Beluchistan rugs (description), 296
Beluchistan rugs (illustration), 296
Bergama rugs, 38, 52, 105, 323
Bergama rugs (characteristics), 150
Bergama rugs (description), 235
Bergama rugs (illustration), 46, 236
Berlin, Antiques in, 37
Berlin dragon and phœnix rug (illustration), 332
Beshir Bokhara rugs (description), 280
Beshir Bokhara rugs (illustration), 274, 280
Bibliography, 359
Bijar (town), 343
Bijar rugs, 51
Bijar rugs (characteristics), 148
Bijar rugs (description), 185
Bijar rugs (illustration), 186, 328
Black (color), 76, 77, 80, 83
Blue (color), 80, 82
Boar in design, 104
Bokhara (city), 343
Bokhara, Beshir (description), 280
Bokhara, Beshir (illustration), 274, 280
Bokhara, Camel Bag Half (illustration), 162
Bokhara, Emir of (illustration), 134
Bokhara, Khiva, 50, 51, 52, 327
Bokhara, Khiva (characteristics), 151
Bokhara, Khiva (description), 278
Bokhara, Khiva (illustration), 278
Bokhara, Tekke, 51
Bokhara, Tekke (characteristics), 151
Bokhara, Tekke (description), 281
Bokhara, Tekke (illustration), 282
Bokhara, Yomud, 50, 51, 105, 327
Bokhara, Yomud (characteristics), 151
Bokhara, Yomud (description), 285
Bokhara, Yomud (illustration), 286
Boquet in design, see Pear, 123
Boston hunting rug, 26, 335
Boston hunting rug (illustration), 334
Bow knot in design, 104
Brazil wood used in dyeing, 82
Brown (color), 76, 77, 83
Brushing rugs, 164
Buckthorn used in dyeing, 83
Budapest, Antiques in, 37
Butterfly in design, 104, 304
Buyers, Advice to, 43
Buying rugs by the bale, 31, 32
C
Camels' hair, 70, 77
Campeachy wood used in dyeing, 82
Canopy in design, 105
Care of rugs, 63
Carmine (color), 81
Cashmere goat, 70
Cashmere rug, see Shemaka, 263
Catechu used in dyeing, 83
Caucasia, 253, 344
Caucasian design, 98
Caucasian border design, 105
Caucasian classification, 165, 253
Caucasian rugs (characteristics), 253, 254
Change in design, 36
Characteristics of different rugs, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151
Chart of distinguishing features, 156
Checker board in design, 105
Chemically treated rugs, 39
Chichi rugs (see Tchetchen), 260
Chichi border design, 105
Children as weavers, 55, 56, 57
Chinese Cloud band design, see Cloud, 105
Chinese colors, 306, 307
Chinese designs, 98, 303, 304, 305
Chinese fret, 105, 304
Chinese materials, 305
Chinese rugs, 106, 112, 301
Chinese rugs (characteristics), 154
Chinese rugs, Classification of, 302, 303
Chinese rugs (description), 303, 304
Chinese rugs, Growing scarcity of, 301
Chinese rugs (illustrations), 300, 306, 318
Chinese rugs, Increased value of, 301
Chinese rugs of the 16th and 17th centuries, 306
Chinese rugs, Weave of, 154
Chinese weavers, 18, 303
Chinese weaving, 154, 305
Circle of happiness in design, 106, 304
Circle in design, 106
Clark collection of rugs, 27, 38
Classification of rugs according to intended use, 321
Classification of rugs, Caucasian, 165, 253
Classification of rugs, Chinese 302
Classification of rugs, General 161
Classification of rugs, Geographical, 162
Classification of rugs, Persian, 163, 169
Classification of rugs, Turkish, 164, 217
Classification of rugs, Turkoman, 165, 277
Claw and Ball in design, see Ball and Claw, 102
Cleaning of rugs, 63, 64, 65
Cloud band in design,—see Cloud, Chinese, 106
Coat of arms, Chinese (illustration), 301
Coat of arms, Persian, 107
Coat of arms, Persian (illustration), 169
Coat of arms, Russian, 107
Coat of arms, Russian (illustration), 253
Coat of arms, Turkish, 107
Coat of arms, Turkish (illustration), 217
Cochineal used in dyeing, 81
Cock in design, see Rooster, 127
Coffee grounds used for aging rugs, 39
Collection of Rugs, American, 27, 37, 38
Colors, Fast, 40
Colors, Harmony of, 48
Colors of different nations, 79
Colors employed in Chinese rugs, 306, 307
Comb in design, 108
Commercial methods of rug making, 77
Compass in design, 108
Compressed air for cleaning rugs, 65
Conch shell in design, 108
Cone in design, see Pear, 123
Contagious diseases in the Orient, 56, 57
Constantinople, 217
Convenience of Oriental rugs, 28
Cornucopia in design, 108
Cost of Oriental rugs, 25, 26, 27, 174
Cotton employed in making rugs, 71
Crab in design, 108
Crane in design, 108
Crescent in design, 109
Crimson (color), 82
Crocodile in design, 109
Crooked rugs, 44, 46, 87
Cross, Greek, in design, 109
Crow in design, 110
Crown jewel in design, see Pear, 123
Curling of rugs, 66
Custom house statistics, 20
Cypress tree, see Tree, 136, 137
Cyrus (ancient ruler), 344
D
Daghestan (district), 344
Daghestan rugs, 50, 51, 112, 138
Daghestan rugs (characteristics), 150
Daghestan rugs (description), 254
Daghestan rugs (illustrations), 84, 254, 256, 292
Daghestan rugs, Weave of, 154
Dates in design, 100
David's shield in design, see Star, six pointed, 132
Davis collection of rugs, 38
Dealers and auctions, 31
Dealers, Foreign, 31, 43
Dealers' profits, 25, 32
Dealers, Reliable, 43
Decoration of rooms, 48
Deer in design, 110
Demirdji (city), 344
Den, Rugs suitable for a, 51
Department stores, 43
Derbend (city), 344
Derbend rugs (characteristics), 150
Derbend rugs (description), 257
Designs, Animals in, 99
Designs, Caucasian, 98
Designs, Change in, 36, 97
Designs, Chinese, 98, 303, 304, 305
Designs, Dates in, 100
Designs, European, 98
Designs, Floral, 98
Designs, Geometrical, 99
Designs, Humans in, 99
Designs, Indian, 98
Designs, Inscriptions in, 100
Designs, Names in, 100
Designs, Persian, 98, 169
Designs, Symbolism of, 99
Designs, Transmission of, 97
Designs, Tribal or family, 97
Designs, Turkish, 98
Designs, Turkoman, 98
Diamond in design, 110
Diaper design, see Lattice design, 117
Dining room, Rugs suitable for, 51
Disc, Winged, in design, see winged globe, 139
Disinfection of rugs, 57, 58
Distinguishing features of rugs (chart), 156
Doctored rugs, 39, 40
Doctoring rugs, Method of, 39, 40, 47
Domestic rugs, 43
Dog in design, 110
Dove in design, 111
Dowry rugs, 324
Dragon in design, 111, 305
Dragon and Phœnix rug (illustration), 332
Duck in design, 111
Durability of Oriental rugs, 87
Dust in rugs, 46, 59
Dutch rooms, Rugs suitable for, 49
Duty on rugs, 26
Dye pots (illustration), 80
Dye stuff, 75
Dyeing, Method of, 76
Dyeing of wool, 72
Dyeing, Secrets of, 75
Dyes and Dyers, 73
Dyes, Aniline, 40, 44, 170
Dyes, Fading of aniline, 76, 80
Dyes, Testing of, 40, 44, 46, 47
Dyes, vegetable 40, 44, 75, 76, 78
E
Eagle in design, 111
Eastern rug markets, 31
East India rug (illustration), 334
Egg in design, 111
Egyptian carpets, 18
Elephant in design, 111
England, Antiques in, 37
European designs, 98
Exhibitions of Oriental rugs, 331, 332
Exorbitant prices for rugs, 26, 27
F
Factories, Rug, 55, 57, 170, 217
Fading of rugs, 76
Famous rugs, 331
Farsistan (province), 171
Fast colors, 40
Favorite colors of different nations,