PETER LINDEN on the wonders of woven carpets, and the pitfalls would-be collectors should avoid
CARPET WEAVING is an ancient craft. It has its origins in Central Asia. The oldest piece known, the Pazyryk carpet, kept in the Hermitage Museum…
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Woven Treasures
A Renaissance Masterpiece Discovered
ROMAN TEEVAN relates a nerve-jangling journey which ended happily.
Years ago, when my history professor introduced me, then a young
undergraduate, to the wonders of early printmakers working in Europe in the 15th and early 16th centuries (such as Schongauer,…
God Bless Collectors
MAIREAD DUNLEVY – What would we do without them?
All of us, museum curators, antique dealers and media. commentators, depend on them, happily benefit from their knowledge and are invigorated by their passion. But possibly more than any of us,…
