HALIThe International Journal of Oriental Carpets and Textiles
Vo I6 No I 1983
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Editorial: International Symposium on the Art of Oriental Carpets in Baku The first major international carpet conference held in Baku, Azerbaijan provided a meeting place for scholars from the East and the West.
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Cover Portion of an Indian garment: Collection AEDTA, Paris, No. 1272. 47cm x 60cm. Circa 18th century. Three ceremonial cotton waist sashes(patkas) in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum. London and The Textile Museum, Washington used the same stencilled trees - with the addition of fine borders. Generally attributed to Burhanpur or possibly Rajasthan, (See page 31)
Donald N. Wilber: Heriz Rugs
The rugs of the Heriz area are greatly esteemed in the West but present difficulties to carpet scholars due to their lack of early documentation. Donald Wilber has provided a first classification and discusses the important relationship which exists between Heriz and Caucasian carpets.
Belkis Balpinar: Classical Kilims
Many people consider the Ottoman floral kilims found in Diviigi mosque to be the world’s most beautiful. Her recent discovery of another remarkable example in Istanbul has prompted Turkey’s leading authority on kilims to state a convincing case for their production by Egyptian weavers.
Christine Klose: ChangingPatterns in Anatolian Carpets from Two Paintings in France and China around 1400
Two carpet illustrations from sources as varied as medieval France and Ming China support current theories of Anatolian design evolution
Lee Farr: Ernst Holtzer - 19th Century Photographer
The discovery of a collection of early photographs provides a fascinating view of Isfahan, its people and its carpets, in the 19th century.
Pamela Bensoussan: A Conversation with Krishna Riboud
Madame Krishna Riboud is internationally known and respected as an expert in early Chinese textiles. While maintaining her research, she has also established AEDTA, a centre for the comparative study of Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese and related Asian textiles.
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SHORT CONTRIBUTIONS Lyatif Kerimov and Roya Tagieva: Vaq-Vaq
The origins and variations of the ‘talking tree’motif are explored.
Alberto Boralevi: The Carpets of ‘Le Roi Soleil’
The series of 17th century Gobelins tapestries produced for Louis XIV depicts some of the outstanding Persian and French carpets of the King of France.
David d’Heurle: Asmalyk: Another Form
A newly discovered form of the asmalyk which decorated the Turkoman bride’s camel at her wedding.
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