Literature, related Ex.: Herbert Reichel, Reinberg 1969. Berühmte Orient-teppiche aus historischer sicht. P. 112–113, Pl. 22. & P. 178–181. Pl. 42–43. Heinrich Jacoby, Berlin 1923. Sammlung Orienttalischer Teppiche. P. 116–117. Pl. 37. Friederich Spuhler, London 1978. Islamic carpets and textiles in the Keir collection. P. 42–45. Pl. 15–20. Franz Bausback, Manheim 1978. Antike Orientalische Knüpfkunst, P. 48–49.

'Lotto' carpets derive their name from the Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto, (c. 1480 – 1556). Lotto depicted an example in ‘The Alms of St. Anthony’, 1542, Venice, although they also appear in other and earlier works such as Sebastiano del Piombo's ‘Cardinal Bandinello Sauli’, of 1516. This indicates that the earliest examples are at least from the very early 16th century. These carpets were also differently in the two regions(Islamic/Europe): in the Islamic world, they were placed on the floor, whereas in Europe, they were used to cover tables. For this reason, the export carpets were generally smaller than those made for use within the Ottoman Empire. The motif in the border of the carpet is pseudo-Kufic script. Kufic is an angular style of Arabic script, and here the letters are so abstracted and stylized that they are merely decorative. For centuries, luxury textiles had been exported from the Islamic world to Europe, so the pseudo-script indicated the carpet’s origins and value. Lotto rugs can be seen around the world in private collections and public museums.