| Title: | Art of making Turkish floor rugs |
| Original Title: | L'art de faire des tapis de pié façon de Turquie |
| Volume and Page: | Plates vol. 9 (1765) |
| Author: | Unknown |
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| Citation (MLA): | "Art of making Turkish floor rugs." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2010. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.614>. Trans. of "L'art de faire des tapis de pié façon de Turquie," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 9 (plates). Paris, 1765. |
| Citation (Chicago): | "Art of making Turkish floor rugs." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0001.614 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "L'art de faire des tapis de pié façon de Turquie," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 9 (plates) (Paris, 1765). |
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Containing Ten Plates, Because of Two Double Ones.
Plate I: Turkish Rugs, Work Room, Warped Looms and Tools
Plate II: Turkish Rugs, Geometral and Lateral Elevation, Cut and Developments of the Floor Rug Loom
Plate III: Turkish Rugs, Geometral Proportions and Developments of the Drapery Loom
Plate IV: Turkish Rugs, Warping and Developments
Plate V: Turkish Rugs, Division of Warp Yarns and Other Operations
Plate VI: Turkish Rugs, Spinning Wheel, Yarn Box and Weft Threading
Plate VII: Turkish Rugs, Interweaving of Threads to Make the Knot and Method to Use the Carpet Knife to Cut Stitches and Make Velvet
Plate VIII: Turkish Rugs, Using Curved Scissors and Using the Comb
