Lyon, Splendours in the City of Silk. 4: The remaining Classical Carpets, by Ian Bennett
The third of Ian Bennett’s in-depth articles on the Oriental carpet collection at the Musée Historique des Tissus in Lyon, France was published in HALI 35 (1987). The article features the non-Persian holdings of 16th and 17th century classical carpets – from Spain, Egypt, Turkey, India, East Turkestan and China. To read ‘The Remaining Classical Carpets’, please click here
Small-Medallion Ushak rug, west Anatolia, 16th century. MHT, Lyon
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