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The Small Pattern Holbein is characterized as an endless
repeat with two interlocked larger "guls" (medallions) and one
or two smaller ones. In what are considered the most highly
developed designs, although the overall configuration of the
guls repeats, the color details of each one varies, which gives
the carpets a kind of vibrating or shimmering quality. Like the
Lotto, to which it is considered a precursor, some carpet
historians have attributed its star and cross octagonal
structure with symbolic religious significance, both Christian
and Islamic, others have related the pattern to Turkic tribal
motifs. The major borders most often found on the Small Pattern
Holbein carpets include the variations on the "Kufic". |
