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The Root of Wild Madder: Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet
'Author: Brian Murphy
The Root of Wild Madder: Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet plant has fed the carpets' red brilliance since the earliest weavings. But the power of its palette, like the dyers' traditions, threatens to pass from memory. It would be a profound loss. It's part of a world as rich as any sublime carpet: steeped in spirituality, culture, allegory, and, above all, mystery. Nearly all the carpet masterworks are anonymous art for the ages, and Murphy seeks out their glorious hidden narratives. As he observes, "Every carpet carries its own distinctive voice. Suddenly I wanted to hear them."