Asia Minor Prayer Rugs

Ghiordes This is an extremely ancient city from which came some of the finest examples of prayer rugs ever made. It was a late starter, not opening production until the beginning of the seventeenth century, but such is the fame of this make of rug that in the western world the name Ghiordes is used [...]

Prayer Rugs

Probably the most fascinating aspect of rug lore to the collector is the prayer rug, or, to give it its Oriental name, the Namazlyk. It is proposed therefore to deal with this category as a whole, instead of discussing the various types separately in the chapters which are devoted to different geographical or political regions. [...]