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Kayseri (Turkish)
Kayseri is a city in central Anatolia, Turkey; Kayseri rugs are woven in and around it. Britannica says the best known are twentieth-century pieces, made largely for sale to tourists, that freely copy Ghiordes, Persian and Cairene designs in wool, silk, mercerised cotton or, later, rayon. 'Hereke prayer design' refers to the prayer rugs of the Hereke imperial workshops east of Istanbul.
Also Kaiseri · Kaisaria · Turkish Kayseri
See also Mehrab (prayer design), Silk, Hereke (Turkish), Mercerised cotton
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