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 Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

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 Mordants

 Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

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"Transylvanian" type Anatolian prayer rug, XVII century. Private Collection.

For an example of a couple-column rug with closely related major and minor borders, please see Ionescu, Stefano, ed., Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania, Rome 2005, p. 164. Cat 203, a late 17th century example from the Black Church, Braşov, inv. 233*