Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul

The Textile Society of America has announced the winner of the 2011 R. L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award to “Splendor and Pageantry: Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul” by Ronald Marchese, Marlene Breu and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul… read more

Famous fakes

A book about Tuduc fakes edited and written by Stefano Ionescu has just been published. The book is entitled “Handbook of Fakes by Tuduc” and includes 76 images of Tuduc fakes and images of authentic examples used as models for Tuduc. Stefano Ionescu’s handbook presents a framework for identifying suspect carpets which involves examination … read more

Departing for the Anemone – Art in Gashgai Tribe by M. Kiani

Departing for the Anemone – Art in Gashgai Tribe by M. Kiani The text is in Farsi but the book has hundreds of highly interesting black and white and color photos with English captions. The photos illustrate the daily life of the Qashqai people and their rugs and weaving. The … read more