Bibliography.— The greater number of the books devoted to this subject are collections of plates, often in color and beautifully printed. These, however, give merely the design, while the nature of the stuff can only be guessed. It is rare that any discussion of the fabric or of the manufacture accompanies the plates. The best of these books is Fischbach's tOrnamente der Gewebe.) The works on Costume (q.v.) often contain much of the same material. For Eastern carpets, Lessing's 'Alt Onentalische Teppichmuster> (Berlin 1877) gives a number of fine designs collected from paintings of the Renaissance. Vincent Robinson's 'Eastern Carpets' (London 1882), and the second series of the same (London 1883), present a number of admirable specimens belonging to the author, who was a dealer on a large scale and also a collector on his own account. The colored prints are from excellent original drawings. Several books on Eastern rugs have been published during the last few years, of which we name Mumford's 'Oriental Rugs' (New York 1900). The beautiful stuffs known to have been used during the Middle Ages are treated by Francisque-Michel in 'Recherches sur le commerce,' etc., 'Des etoffes de soic,'
etc. (2 vols., Paris 1852), and by Dr. Daniel Rock, in 'Textile Fabrics,' the South Ken sington illustrated catalogue (London 1870). The same author has supplied the 'South Ken sington Handbook' (London 1876). Fr. Bock's 'Geschichte der liturgischen Gewander des
(Bonn 1859-71) is the standard work on the subject of church ceremonial gar ments, constantly cited by all writers. One of the most valuable works for the student of the technical side of textiles is