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T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a g a z i n e o f F i n e C a r p e t s a n d T e x t i l e s .
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Editor AlanMarcuson Contributing Editors Andrea Marechal, Ian Bennett Steven Cohen, Yanni Petsopoulos
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EDITORIAL.................................................................................................l LETTERS..................................................................................................... 2 FRAGMENTS............................................................................................. 6
Indian Textiles CONNOISSEUR S CHOICE
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By Steven Cohen Each issue experts and collectors in the field o f carpets and textiles are asked to present an item which they consider to he o f exceptional merit. In this issue. 1 k ill’ s Contributing Editor, an expert on Indian textiles, has chosen the EmbroideredEtoorspread in the Adid). 7 . 4. Collection. Paris.
Methods 6cMaterials WOOL TYPES........................................................................ 10 By Michael L . Ryder One o f the world's foremost experts on wool, author o f Sheep and Man, examines the raw material o f carpets.
Tribal6c / illageRugs A PERSIAN COLLECTION
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By Daniel Shaffer 1 htl i s Assistant Editor presents a selection of Persian weavings that might form the core o f a beautiful y e t affordable collection o f 19th and early 20th century tribal and village rugs.
Methods 6cMaterials LA VIE SANS BLEU.............................................................22 By Georgina Adam A profile o f dye specialist Anne Reiger. who supplies naturally < h ed wools to carpet and ta p e s t ty restorers throughout Prance, b y our Paris correspondent.
Ottoman Costume TREASURES OF THE TOPKAPI SARAY
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Bv Donald King The form er k eeper o f Textiles at the / ictoria anil Albert Museum reviews a beautifully published recent volume on the costume and textile collection o f the Topkapi / ’lace, paying particular attention to the magnificent kaftans worn by the Ottoman Sultans.
