superbly illustrated and handsomely crafted book of antique Persian textiles by the noted authority James D. Burns. With over 200 pages of authoritative text, full-colour maps and 135 colour plates, Burns has collected these pieces over a fifty-year span and has lectured at various museums and rug societies about the weaving art of Persia. Along with the expertise he has gained through extensive travel and research, Burns draws on his own collection of Kurdish weavings as well as selected masterpieces from European and American public and private collections.
