What do you do while reading? Because Lextra Fiber Graphics are all about touch, people rave about the stress-relieving qualities of Lextra BookRugs; they give you something to do and generate soothing thoughts. The Emperor�s Garden rug inspiring this BookRug is an exquisite example of a type of design known as the �Peking� style which gained status and popularity during the latter decades of the 19th century. This was a time when China opened its vast workforce, in the form of large weaving �factories," to the Western world. A trademark of this style, which reached its zenith of popularity during the 1940s, is its use of pictorial elements, such as pagodas, vases, and realistically drawn flowers, birds and butterflies.