By Walter B. Denny This engaging and accessible publication offers insights and novel perspectives on what is perhaps the most iconic of all Islamic art forms: the handwoven carpet. With a history stretching back to the fourteenth century and a geographic reach spanning from Europe to Mongolia and the Middle East, Islamic carpets boast a degree of innovation and technical skill that rival the world's most exalted works of art. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from carpets of all for
