Issue 205 · Autumn 2020
The collector's eye: Sheikh Saoud Al Thani
The theme of this issue is the role of the collector. Our cover feature is dedicated to the late Sheikh Saoud Al Thani, whose cultural mission resulted in the forming of remarkable collections of art for the public museums of Qatar, including a number of carpet and textile masterpieces.
Highlights from this issue
A selection of 5
- Anatomy of an objectA Caucasian silk jajim
- Common threadHonour depicted and encoded in textiles
- Thread of timeTwo talismanic Islamic textiles: a Turkish prayer rug and Nigerian robe
- FeatureThe Kirchheim collection: Early Anatolian carpets
- FeatureRugs and kilims from the Kinzl collection