The Arts of Iran Now and Then
With a new exhibition of Iranian art opening in the British capital, we look back at the ground-breaking 1931 ‘International Exhibition of Persian Art’
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Anatomy of an Object: Jebel Amour rug
Gebhart Blazek reveals the secrets contained within an Algerian Jebel Amour rug
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Academics in the Greek Archipelago
Francesca Leoni explains how a discovery in the Ashmolean Museum’s archives threw fresh light on an important area of British textile collecting—the acquisition of Greek island embroideries—and led to a new exhibition and catalogue
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Book Review: Persische Textilien: Die Sammlung Ramezani/ Persian Textiles: The Ramezani Family Collection
In HALI 206, Jennifer Scarce reviews the new publication ‘Persische Textilien: Die Sammlung Ramezani’ by Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff
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Profile: Fred Mushkat
American collector Fred Mushkat on his new publication about woven bands and the role of the collector
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COVER Connect Talk on Demand: Sustainability in Practice
COVER Connect may be over but you can still catch up on all the Talks on-demand
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A Selection from Auction Price Guide 2020
Auction Price Guide is one of the longest-running and most popular sections in HALI magazine, and a great place to learn more about specific carpets and textiles. Here we highlight six Auction Price Guide entries from HALI 205
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Thread of Time: A Turkish Prayer Rug and a Nigerian Hausa or Nupe Robe
In HALI 205, Rachel Meek presents two Islamic textiles from earlier centuries with talismanic properties. One’s decoration provided protection, the other’s required it
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From the Pasha to Pennsylvania
A large-medallion Ushak from the early 1500s has travelled between the Near East, Europe and America over the centuries. In HALI 205, Autumn 2020, Ted Mast places this exceptional carpet in context and uncovers its history
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How the Dutch Made Chintz Their Own
Nathalie Cassée has uncovered documentation that rewrites the accepted history of block-printing cotton in Europe
