Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols

Book Description

"One of the most useful books to cover the whole of the field...Mr. Ford is to be congratulated on having produced a work that should stand the test of time."—Carpet Review Weekly

In this comprehensive survey, P. R. J. Ford shows readers how to recognize the different structural and design features of oriental rugs and carpets. The designs are grouped according to their essential characteristics. This approach illuminates the cultural background of each, revealing at once the similarities and the differences between the various carpet-weaving areas

Illustrations of modern types, with descriptions of their key characteristics—construction, materials, sizes, colors—and of the clues that establish a rug's precise origins, appear together with a balanced appraisal of the qualities of modern production from towns, villages, and tribal areas. Extensive cross-referencing and detailed indexes make this an invaluable reference guide for dealers and collectors, and for anyone who has an appreciation of and interest in rugs. 800+ illustrations and photographs, 400 in color.

Customer Reviews:

Oriental Carpet Design.......2007-02-17

This is an excellent book to find all the information one needs on Persian and Oriental carpets. Very informative, and beautiful colour plates.

This is a terrific resource.......2005-08-11

This book has the best information I've found on distinguing one type of rug from another. Many books give information about the major types of rugs...they're a dime a dozen. Ford breaks everything down into what specific tribes and villages weave, and tells us what the weavers use for warps and wefts, distinguishing colors, area motifs and designs, and more.

This book is definitely academic in nature, but this is exactly the kind of fact-filled information I've been searching for. I had thought I would find it in Peter Stone's works, but even Stone's 2004 book on motifs does not come close to what Ford did twenty years ago. I currently own about 50 books on oriental rugs, and Ford's book offers the most comprehensive, detailed information of any of them.

If you want to move from being a novice to becoming a more knowledgeable buyer and rug lover, you will want this book.

An Excellent Textbook.......2004-07-21

I collect Oriental rugs and Oriental rug books. This book is not for the beginner, but is meant for in-depth study of the subject of Oriental rugs. As you read you are directed to other pages for study and comparison. This is a time consuming but valuable process. If one wants to really study Oriental rugs this book can elevate you from beginner to a person who is comfortable with the subject and able to talk with experts. I used this book as a self teaching text book and loved it.

Wonderful!.......2003-11-23

I bought this book after going to the library and checking out a number of carpet books - I was looking for a reference that would teach me some of the history of rug making and the people who make these incredible pieces of art as well as the practical side such as what to look for in a rug. This book is great at teaching about the different types of rugs. There are color pictures on every page, there are drawings of specific patterns so you can see specifically what make a rug one type rather than another, there are uncommon examples of types of rugs shown, etc. Its quite a good book (which is why I bought it after returning the library copy). This book is ok at teaching about the history/people or about how to tell a good quality rug - the intro goes into some good detail about things like knot types, weaves, use of synthetic dyes, chinese rugs etc but it's a fanatsic guide to decoding the different traditional motifs and patterns. I'm giving it 4 stars rather than 5 only because the text is so dry and they don't really give the stories - they give more dry facts such as this type of rug was woven in this manufacturing/village setting in x,y,z town. It would have been niceto have more details about the people and about the symbolism of the motifs. But, like I said, I knew all that before I bought the book since I had checked t out at the library. I use this book to augment others that I ended up buying that do tell more of the stories.

Good.......2003-10-21

Bought with 'Oriental Carpets; A Complete Guide'. I like both, they compliment each other. But if had to pick, would take 'Complete Guide'.

Average customer rating:

Knitting for Kids

the Best Bliss Book

Great example of knitter's "Bliss"

Wonderful collection of kids sweaters

inspiring patterns, a bit difficult for new knitters.

Classic Knits for Kids: 30 Traditional Aran and Guernsey Designs for 0-6 Years
Debbie Bliss
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Knitting | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Debbie Bliss | Expert Advice | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Great Knits for Kids

Celtic Knits: New Edition

Special Knits for Babies: 22 Gorgeous Handknits for Babies

New Baby Knits: More Than 30 Patterns for 0-3 Year Olds

Junior Knits

ASIN: 1570760268

Book Description

In this delightful book, best-selling author Debbie Bliss presents 30 classic knitwear designs for children from birth to six years.

Customer Reviews:

Knitting for Kids.......2007-09-30

Another great Debbie Bliss book...Some really beautiful patterns in this book...Just remember that the end results will come out lots bigger than you think...Very generous sizing...

the Best Bliss Book.......2003-03-04

....and I mean it. This one is really good. Like many other knitters I have been burned by Bliss' designs often. Her designs do tend to repeat themselves from collection to collection and the pictures, while cute, never show the designs properly. Well, this collection has b&w pictures of the items next to the instructions after the color pictures which are huddled in the front of the book. (I'm talking about a hardcover copy and am assuming that the paperback is identical). The designs are charming and definitely classics. I am buying my own paperback copy and finally returning my library copy. I also recommend the book Knits for Kids by Lena Stengard. This one is a keeper

Great example of knitter's "Bliss".......2000-03-28

I just counted, I have 7 books by Debbie Bliss. That is probably why I found this book to be a bit less enchanting than I had expected it to be.

I like her books - enjoy the layout and can always understand the instructions. However, within the body of her work, this set of designs just seemed a little too similar to some in her other books for me to get excited. As a stand alone book, it has charming styles.

I still give it a 4 for good instructions, photography and cute styles.

Wonderful collection of kids sweaters.......1999-11-23

Bliss designed a great variety of styles, all attractive and all, sadly, only in children's sizing (many would make truly lovely adult sweaters). Difficulty level is not high -- some are fairly simple to make and the others are well worth the effort. Some are rugged sweaters, others decorative. Sweaters for boys and girls, too. The photography is nice and instructions are clear. Really a fabulous book.

inspiring patterns, a bit difficult for new knitters........1998-04-27

My husband and I started knitting while expecting our first child. Ms. Bliss' books contain photos of beautiful sweaters, caps and dresses which are very inspiring. The most classically fashionable that I've ever seen, and surprisingly not impossible to make. We also own her "Kids Country Knits" which is great. My husband's first ever knitting project was a large stuffed sheep, and his second a beautiful sailor collar style sweater with a family of ducks knitted into the design. Both turned out great!!! These patterns are in the "Kids Country Knits". I made a cute hat and sweater set from the "Classic Knits for Kids". I recommend her books as the instructions are understandable, versatile and the small child sizes take a short time to make.

Book Description

In a large garden live the Flower Fairies™ and their many friends. There's mischievous Periwinkle, shy Daffodil, Poppy, who likes to give parties for Flower Fairy™ children, and Marigold, who loves the sun. Seventeen fairies in all are featured in this book that's chock full of the details young readers and listeners love to know about the Flower Fairies and their secret lives.

Customer Reviews:

Our girls LOVE this fairy book.......2006-01-28

The illustrations are really nice. Beautiful. Our 3 preschool daughers are very into fairies right now and they LOVE this book. They love the stories associated with all the flowers. Part of me would think the book would be a bit old for them, but not at all. They love it and want to read it over and over and over.

Enhanced pictures, cute text.......2004-12-16

My 5-year old enjoyed this introduction to the flower fairy friends. It takes the lovely drawings of Cicely Mary Barker and places them with photographs of flowers, and combines them in different ways. It is neatly done. The text describes the different fairies and what their personalities are like. It is sweet but uninspired. We're looking forward to reading others id the Flower Fairy Friends series.

The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind

Average customer rating:

The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind
Mahdi Obeidi , and Kurt Pitzer
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Middle East | History | Subjects | Books

Iraq | Middle East | History | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books

21st Century | World | History | Subjects | Books

Military Science | History | Subjects | Books

Arms Control | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Terrorism | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

History | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Nonfiction | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0471741272

Book Description

Acclaim for the Bomb in My Garden

"This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating and rare glimpse inside Saddam Hussein's Iraq-and inside a tyrant's mind."
-Fareed Zakaria, author of The Future of Freedom

"The Bomb in My Garden is important and utterly gripping. The old cliché is true-you start reading, and you don't want to stop. Mahdi Obeidi's story makes clear how hard Saddam Hussein tried to develop a nuclear weapon, and the reasons he fell short. It is also unforgettable as a picture of how honorable people tried to cope with a despot's demands. I enthusiastically recommend this book."
-James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly

"One of the three or four accounts that anyone remotely interested in the Iraq debate will simply have to read. Apart from its insight into the workings of the Saddam nuclear project, it provides a haunting account of the atmosphere of sheer evil that permeated every crevice of Iraqi life under the old regime."
-christopher hitchens, Slate

"Mahdi Obeidi describes in jaw-dropping detail how Iraq acquired the means to produce highly enriched uranium, the key ingredient to building a nuclear weapon, by the eve of the first Gulf War. . . . [His book] offers insights into how a determined dictator, backed by sufficient resources, can come within reach of acquiring the world's most horrific weapons."
-The Washington Post BookWorld

Download Description

A news-breaking inside look at Saddam¿s nuclear program¿by the Iraqi scientist who ran it

No one knows more about Iraq¿s nuclear weapons program than Mahdi Obeidi, the man who headed its successful uranium enrichment effort. In the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, Obeidi voluntarily turned himself into American intelligence. Among the revelations reported by CNN at the time: In the early 1990s, under orders to hide the core of the program from U.N. weapons inspectors, Obeidi had buried in his backyard the capacity to build uranium-enriching gas centrifuges.

Now, at last, Obeidi tells all, taking us inside Saddam¿s regime and revealing the truth about its quest for nuclear weapons. He explains how he traveled abroad incognito though the United States and Europe in the 1980s and gained covert assistance for the Iraqi nuclear effort from scientists and manufacturers. He tells how he was forced to orchestrate Saddam¿s cat-and-mouse game with U.N. weapons inspectors in the early 1990s. And he captures what life was like in Saddam¿s inner circle¿the intimidation, the paranoia, the impossible deadlines. Most significantly, Obeidi discloses that Iraq never reconstituted its nuclear weapons program after the first Gulf War; the critical elements¿including the centrifuge¿remained buried in his garden until he voluntarily turned them over to U.S. forces last year.

Written with the pace and drama of a spy thriller, this eye-opening book shows how easy it was for a rogue regime to acquire nuclear technology¿and helps answer still-lingering questions about Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.

Mahdi Obeidi oversaw Iraq¿s top-secret centrifuge program and later became director-general of Iraq¿s Ministry of Industry and Military Industrialization under Saddam Hussein. In late 2003, Obeidi was granted asylum by the U.S., where he now lives. Kurt Pitzer (New York, NY) met Obeidi in Baghdad and helped him turn his secrets over to the U.S. He has reported out of the Balkans, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Iraq and written for the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and numerous magazines.

Book Description

Start with a single rose. Add hollyhocks and marigold, sunflowers and zinnias. VoilÀ! A quiet, tranquil, beautiful garden grows before your eyes. But who's that hiding in the corner?

This cumulative story by the creators of On Market street, which won a Caldecott Honor Book Award, is sure to be a perennial favorite with youngsters -- and gardeners -- everywhere.

Average customer rating:

My Day in the Garden
Miela Ford
Manufacturer: Greenwillow
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Picture Books | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0688155413

Book Description

A rainy day can be a great day ... to bring the outside inside and let imagination take over! And a few dazzling costumes can lead to a full day of dress-up for the four little girls who know just what they would do if they were morning glories or toads or ladybugs or worms. But even the hardiest of garden creatures must sleep when night falls and the fireflies come to say goodnight ... Here are Miela Ford and Anita Lobel at their mesmerizing best in a picture book to bring magic and light to any forecast -- or any time of day.

Flower in the Garden: My Cloth Book (My Cloth Books)

Average customer rating:

great first book for an infant
Adequate cloth book for young baby
My baby loves this book.

Flower in the Garden: My Cloth Book (My Cloth Books)

Manufacturer: Candlewick
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Rag Book

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 1564020290
Release Date: 1992-04-01

Book Description

Lucy Cousins has made the concept of the cloth book her own by giving this superbly printed book a bright, fresh look and eight soft, well-padded pages with pictures of the things babies love. Delightful to look at, cuddly to hold, and even safe to chew, this cloth book is here to stay!

Customer Reviews:

great first book for an infant.......2005-05-30

Research shows that simple images are best for young children who may be overwhelmed by too many pictures at once, and this book contains one simple image on each page. Our daughter is 6 months old and this book is by far her favorite. In addition to turning pages, she can grab the book, squish it, and--most important for her--suck on it. It's made with non-toxic inks and is hand-washable. I recommend all three books in this series by Lucy Cousins.

Adequate cloth book for young baby.......1999-07-28

This cloth book has some cute illustrations but I was disappointed that the pictures weren't labeled in any way and that there was no story line to tie them together. Well constructed and washed well.

My baby loves this book........1998-02-27

My baby quiets down whenever I say the words to the pictures in this book. In addition, I am not afraid he'll ruin it if he gets really excited about a picture and grabs the book to eat it.

Average customer rating:

More books, please , Ward
A book you can count on to make you giggle

In My Garden
Ward Schumaker
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Picture Books | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0811826899

Amazon.com

Whimsy and wonder abound in this horticultural counting book. Beginning readers (and counters--and gardeners!) can count from one grinning watering can to 233 plump little peas, with plenty of dancing flowers, buzzing bees, stones for stepping, and snails late for dinner in between. In the standard counting-book format, numbers one through ten are each given their own two-page spread. Numbers 20, 30, 40, and 50 follow, allowing children to stretch their minds to remember (or learn) what comes between, and the book concludes on a silly note, with number 233. The penultimate page shows every single one of the 233 peas numbered, so young readers can check their work!

Readers confronted with Ward Schumaker's clever, happy, full-page illustrations will feel an irresistible urge to kick up their heels and frolic through the garden of numbers. Witty little visual jokes, such as the six birds singing Bach and the 40 crab apples stomping their feet and grimacing at each other, will delight readers young and old. Who knew learning to count could be this much fun? Schumaker has charmed readers with several other picture books, including Sing a Song of Circus. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter

Book Description

In this charming garden of numbers, readers will be delighted by dancing flowers and crabby apples while they learn to count from one watering can to ten snails, from twenty weepy onions to fifty cherry pies, to as many as two hundred and thirty three peas! Ward Schumaker's bright palette and whimsical illustrations make In My Garden the perfect book for budding counters and gardeners, alike.

Customer Reviews:

More books, please , Ward.......2000-10-18

Finally, I'm also looking forward to storytime. My 2 year old loves this book and so do I. The right combination of beautiful illustartions (you should have posters too) with a sense of humor, with counting. She points at the grapes, peas with glasses and recognizes "grandpa." We'll be waiting for your next book!

A book you can count on to make you giggle.......2000-04-28

You can't help but smile at the fanciful, capricious illustrations in this delightful counting book. The watering can is grinning the flowers are dancing the shade trees are wearing sunglasses and you definitely don't want to mess with those crabby apples. As soon as I read this book at the library, I immediately took it home to my daughter for a happy evening of counting and reading.

The World Is In My Garden: A Journey Of Consciousness

Average customer rating:

The World Is In My Garden: A Journey Of Consciousness
Chris Maser , and Zane Maser
Manufacturer: White Cloud Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Essays | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Ethics & Morality | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books

Conservation | Environment | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1883991668

Book Description

The private garden is a microcosm for everything that happens in the larger world -- ecological, social, personal and spiritual. With passion, warmth and understanding, the authors connect readers to simple personal actions -- tending the home garden -- then to larger issues, through the construction of an inner, personal garden with four gates: * Ecological Consciousness * Social Consciousness * Personal Consciousness * Spiritual Consciousness

The World Was My Garden: Travels of a Planet Explorer

Average customer rating:

The World Was My Garden: Travels of a Planet Explorer

Manufacturer: Schribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H7UFQK

5 Books: DOGA - Yoga For Dogs / The Well-Mannered Dog / Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs / Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship / The INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS (Unboxed Set of Teaching, Appreciating, Dogs & Puppys Books)

Average customer rating:

5 Books: DOGA - Yoga For Dogs / The Well-Mannered Dog / Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs / Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship / The INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS (Unboxed Set of Teaching, Appreciating, Dogs & Puppys Books)
Jennifer Brilliant , William Berloni , Simon and Schuster , Stanley Coren , The Editors of Pets: Part of the Family , and Bark Editors
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WE89SO

Product Description

5 Books: DOGA - Yoga For Dogs / The Well-Mannered Dog / Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs / Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship / The INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS (Unboxed Set of Teaching, Appreciating, Dogs & Puppys Books), in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.

David Fairchild's the World Was My Garden

Average customer rating:

David Fairchild's the World Was My Garden
David Fairchild
Manufacturer: Fairchild Tropical Garden
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0916224821

Average customer rating:
Parenting Today's Teenager: A Guide to Fostering Democracy, Cooperation, and Teamwork in Your Home
Geri Carter
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Perspectives on Family Communication

ASIN: 1420875507

Book Description

Parenting Today's Teenager is the culmination of information which Geri Carter has collected and presented over several years of teaching parenting classes. Written specifically for modern parents, reading the book is like taking a dynamic eight-week parenting course, complete with real life examples, with the ability to access information at your finger tips. Written in an easy-to-understand format, it gives readers a workable theory of parenting and plenty of parenting skills to try and to apply. The book addresses: Tapping into your teens' Strengths and Positive personality traits. Ways to truly Encourage young people. How to incorporate Family Meetings into your family's routine. Using Consequences effectively. A workable plan for Chores and Allowance. Ways to help teens to Open Up and KEEP talking. AND much, much more! If you are looking for ways to improve the relationship between you and your teen, improve cooperation in the day to day operation of your home, or to improve the sense of teamwork and belonging in your home, then Parenting Today's Teenager is the book you!

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books