THE ARCHITECT AND THEORICIAN VITRUVIO LIVED IN THE TIME OF CAESAR. HE WAS THE FIRST TO WRITE A WORK DEVOTED TO ARABESQUES; FANTASTICAL DECORATIVE DESIGN USING ARCHITECTURAL, ANIMAL AND NATURAL ELEMENTS. THIS CARPET IS INSPIRED BY THE MARQUETRY ON A BOX DATING FROM THE REIGN OF SOULEIMAN IN THE 15TH CENTURY.