The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature (1902) (14793083143)

Identifier: encyclopaediabri23kell (find matches)
Title: The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Kellogg, D. O. (Day Otis), 1796-1874 Baynes, T. Spencer (Thomas Spencer), 1823-1887 Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Werner
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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weft-thread thrown across the web, and then carefullybeaten down with the batten. Various classes of ornament occur m these magnificentOriental carpets; one variety has stiff geometrical patterns,the motives of which appear to be taken from mosaics ortiles. Another and still more beautiful sort, manufacturedespecially at Ispahan (see fig. 9), has elaborate flowingdesigns of flower forms, sometimes mixed with figures ofcheetahs, Hons, antelopes, and birds, in a few cases com-bined with human figures. Mr W. Morris, in his valuablelecture on textile fabrics (London, 1884), traces three stagesof design,—first, a pure flowing style, closely resembling theearly stucco mural reliefs of Cairo; secondly, a similarstyle blended with animal forms; and thirdly, a purely See Karabaeek, Die persische Naddmalerei Suaandxhird aadiittlr. Monatseh. f. d. Orient, 1884, p. 49. with cut. floral style, flowing in iti lines anil very fantastic an(;ingenious in its patterns; this last he thinks belongs t^
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^••5 9.—Persian pilo carpet of tbe IStli century, woven of goatshair and silk. (South Kensington Museum.) about the time of Shah Abbas, and lasted from about 1550to 1650,—the culminating period of Oriental art.^ Sincethen there has been a distinct degradation of style, thoughin many cases older patterns have been worked from andvery perfect work produced. At the present day the influ-ence of European taste is rapidly destroying this survivalof the best class of design, and especially is introducingthe most harsh and discordant colouring in place of theglorious rich hues of the earlier Oriental v.eavers. Though no existing specimens can bo pointed out, iiappears probable that the tapisserie Saracenois of LouisIX.s edicts (1226-1270) refers to pile carpets made byFrench weavers after the Oriental fashion.^ The sameedicts for the regulation of the textile industry mentiontwo other classes of manufacture, tapisserie i la hautelisse, i.e., what wa call tapestry, and tapisserie nost