C O N T E N T S
5 INTRODUCTION
6 CONSTANTINOPLE AND BEYOND
Needlework in the Ottoman World Christian Erber
16 THE UNUSUAL TEXTILE TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND SRI LANKA
Chintz and Block Prints: 1550-1900 Steven Cohen
28 PINNING DOWN THE ASMALYK
AnOverview of One of the Best Known Types of Turkmen Animal Trappings Uwe Jordan
42 TALES OF BURMA IN THE GOLDEN LAND OF OZ
APhotographic Journey through Myanmar ChertHunter
48 VICTOR & VANQUISHED
The Iconographic Mysteries of aTapestry from Pre-Columbian Peru James W. Reid
58 CARPETS AT THE CROSSROADS
Classical Period Rugsfrom Xinjiang Sandra Whitman and Erica Yao
70 THE INNER LIFE OF THE WORD
The History and Art of Arabic Calligraphy across Fourteen Centuries Deniz Erduman-Calis and Karin Adrian von Roques
78 THE ‘TAIL-EATER’
APossible Origin of the Dragon and Pearl Gary Dickinson
82 FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Anatolian Nomad Storage Sacks Josephine Powell
92 TYING THE KNOT
Jufti-Knotted Lattice Carpets from Northeast Persia Michael Franses
100 FOLLOWING FASHION
Qajar Dress Observed: Carpets &Textiles inQajar Paintings Patricia L. Baker
110 LORDS OF THE DANCE
The Dervish Sikke Chris Martens
116 AUTHORS
117 ADVERTISEMENTS
PROFILES Antique 117 Modern 141 Auction Houses 151 DISPLAY Antique 1^7 Modern 171
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