From HALI 195: Two Rugs at San Gimignano
A historian by profession, Professor Marco Spallanzani has made a name for himself in carpet circles through his detailed and illuminating scholarly research in Italian archives and historic inventories.
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Anatomy of an Object: Boteh Khila Prayer Rug
From HALI 195: Ralph Kaffel focuses on a Caucasian prayer rug with the ‘Boteh Khila’ design
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A Cut Above the Rest
A newly opened gallery in London will place carpets—and this summer, Central Asian suzanis—at the heart of its programme. HALI Editor Ben Evans visits.
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From HALI 195: Thread of Time
Two resist-dyed trade cloths with roots on India’s Coromandel Coast have serious cross-cultural credibility. HALI Assistant Editor Rachel Meek compares an Indian hanging in India with a skirt cloth made for Indonesia and now in the Netherlands.
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Lady and the Unicorn
The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series, from the Musée de Cluny in Paris, is on show at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia until 24 June 2018.
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Collector Carpets and Textiles, Henry’s, Mutterstadt, Germany, 9 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Henry’s Auktionshaus’s large summer sale of ‘Collector Carpets and Textiles’.
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Collection Adil Besim, Dorotheum, Vienna, 19 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews the ‘Collection Adil Besim’ sale at Dorotheum.
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ICOC XIV Preview
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews the 14th International Conference on Oriental Carpets.
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Major Spring Auction, Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 2 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Rippon Boswell’s Major Spring Auction.
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Book of the Week: Indian Cotton Textiles by John Guy and Karun Thakar
In a new weekly feature, we highlight a book of rug and textile interest. This week we look at Indian Cotton Textiles. Chintz from the 14th to the Early 20th Centuries in Karun Thakar Collection.
