Mathematics
and
Bulgarian Culture
April 2012
In all probability, carpets loom on Bulgarian soil dates before Homer’s
time.
Because of the geographical position of our country the Bulgarian
carpets have been influenced by the East. But what is eastern, what
is local, it’s impossible to find out. The truth is that there is uniformity
between the Balkan, Anatolian, Persian, Mongolian and Caucasian
ornaments.
It has been determined that during the period from the 17th to the 19th
centuries the Bulgarian carpet industry becomes an intensively
developing craft with sells on the markets in the lands of Turkey, the
Balkans, Central Europe, Italy, The Arabian countries, Iran and even
India.
The two most characteristic types of Bulgarian carpets are
the Chiprovtsi and the Kotel carpets.
The ornamental and structural diversity of patterns of the Chiprovtsi
carpets contrasts with the rigorous geometricity of the Kotel ones.
Chiprovtsi carpets
Kotel carpets
“Кеnе” from Starosel
“Kene” – an exquisite lace on
a horse-hair base
from Samokov
with geometrical figures
Lace from Samokov
Table-cloth made with 5
knitting-needles
Crochet-work