The Root of Wild Madder
Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet
Wisdom of a Turkmen proverb. The Root of Wild Madder opens with an invitation that flows from the same ancient inspiration. A carpet is poetry itself, an Iranian carpet merchant declares to author Brian Murphy. You just have to learn to read them. So begins a journey. It follows Persian carpets from the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran where they are woven -- often by young girls -- and on to the bazaars where they are traded, to the Sufis and mystic poets who find grace and magic in their timeless designs, and, finally and unexpectedly, to a carpet showroom in New York. Told in exquisite prose befitting one of the world's loveliest…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7432-7457-9
- EAN: 9780743274579
- Produktnummer: 14343697
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'983 KB
- Abbildungen: to be determined
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