Surf these sites: Ghereh -- A journal published in English and Italian . The web site contains articles and pictures from the print version. Marla Mallett Textiles and Antique Oriental Tribal Rugs -- A site with a great deal of information on textile structure, edited by Marla Mallett, probably the leading authority on this subject. What other site lets you participate in updating a book? Also includes a catalog of rugs and textiles offered for sale. Milton Cater Oriental Carpets -- A commercial site with a philosophical attitude. Includes a selection of worn rugs ("Noble Ruins") and a free online newsletter. Oriental Rug Review -- A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material. Oriental Rugs Exhibition -- Tribal rugs from Phil Wallick''s personal collection. Samarkand Galleries -- Informative commercial site run by British author/lecturer Brian MacDonald. Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr.Fritz Nagel -- Nagels hold a couple of rug sales every year with great catalogues. You can order them here. Textile Museum -- Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop. The Nomads Tent -- Edinburgh dealer site, with brief articles and book reviews. The Tribal Eye -- Peter Davies'' site on tribal textiles. TurkoTek -- A noncommercial source of information and exchange of ideas for collectors of rugs and other textiles, especially tribal weavings from central and western Asia. Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute -- Exhibitions with scholarly catalogs. Lots of information, particularly about weaving history World Wide Weave -- A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
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