عنوان

The Root of wild madder :chasing the history, mystery, and lore of the Persian carpet

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

eng

عنوان اصلي

The Root of wild madder :chasing the history, mystery, and lore of the Persian carpet

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An accessible history of Persian carpet making identifies elements of faith and symbolism that have inspired traditional weaves, explaining the carpet's role in the Middle Eastern economy and culture. By the author of The New Men. 40,000 first printing.

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dye carpets. The precise origin of carpets is not known, but few places have nurtured the craft and artistry of carpets more than Iran. The author, who made frequent trips to Iran and Afghanistan from 1999 to 2004 to research the book, explains the patterns, knots, and origins of carpets and the history of this remote region, describing its hunger, war, hopelessness, and poverty. He tells how the men herd and shear the sheep, the women spin the wool, the men dye the wool, the women weave the carpet, and, finally, the men market the product. Murphy also describes how child labor is used in making the carpets. With eight pages of color photographs, this book is an engaging account of these colorful rugs. George Cohen

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Murphy, an AP religion reporter, presents his travels across the zone where Persian carpets are made in a diligent quest to understand them as both art and commodity. He immerses himself in carpet-making culture, accruing trade secrets and learning specialized vocabulary from Afghan and Iranian mentors. Murphy begins his journey in a Tehran bazaar stacked high with carpets before traveling to the ancient weaving center of Herat, in northwestern Afghanistan, arriving weeks after the fall of the Taliban. Visiting Shiraz, he's impressed by the untutored intellect of young illiterate girl weavers. At last he finds himself amid wild madder fields )madder is the source of Persian carpets' characteristic shade of red(. Taking in dog fights, gruesome games of polo and disturbing scenes of child labor and poverty, Murphy tactfully emphasizes the warm hospitality, expertise and enterprise of his Iranian and Afghan hosts, providing extended biographies for some of them. His book exudes humility and respect for Islamic culture and a welcome eyewitness account of, and historical information about, a region much in the news. Nevertheless, the writing too often becomes pedestrian and unsatisfying in misguided efforts to be atmospheric. Map not seen by PW.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

c2005

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xix, 297, ]8[ p. of col. plates : ill. )chiefly col.(, map ; 25 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references )p. 289-296(

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ISBN-10: 0743264215

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ISBN-13: 9780743264211

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Brian Murphy

متن يادداشت

1

عنصر شناسه ای

History ، Rugs, Persian

شماره رده

تاريخ

9591-

عنصر شناسه اي

Murphy, Brian

کد نقش

AU

عنصر شناسه اي

TI