Vol. XI, No. 3
February/March, 1991,
64 pages plus covers
$75.00

Melas prayer rug,
18th century,
James F. Ballard Collection,
St. Louis Art Museum

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Vol. 11, No. 3, February/March, 1991, 64 pages plus covers -- $75.00

Cover: Melas prayer rug, 18th century, James F. Ballard Collection, St. Louis Art Museum
Lead Article: The Ballard Collection, The Saint Louis Art Museum, by George O'Bannon
America's foremost collector founded two major museum rug collections
The Fall and December Oriental Rug Auctions
Animated sales at Christie's East, -- Sotheby's, -- Skinner and Grogan
Has Fall Come to Germany's Auctions?
Nagel, Mangisch, and Rippon Boswell sales yield varied results
A Group of Kars Rugs and Their Relation to Transcaucasian Rugs, by Van Mierlo
Kurdish, Terekeme, and Turkoman rugs from East Anatolia
Winning Replies to Attorney Clemm's Short Notice Auction Threat
Dirck Bass, interview by George O'Bannon
California viniculturist cherishes classical rugs and a philosophical view
The Kennedy Collection, by Pat McGuire
Navajo textiles on permanent loan to alma mater
Recent Academic Articles or Publications on Weaving and Textiles
A new listing for rug and textile specialists
Some Thoughts on the Problems of Early Oriental Carpets, by Agnes Geijer
The standards for research used by this author are a model for all researchers
Fruhe Teppichkunst, exhibition review by John Taylor
Rugs and textiles at the Galerie Krausse, Munich
Passage: Art Via the Bart, by Joan C. Long
Village and tribal weavings from East Bay collections at the 6th I.C.O.C.
Meyer-Muller, Part Il, by George O'Bannon
The success of Christie's January sale
The Corwin Afshar Collection, review by John J. Collins, Jr.
One tribe's weavings from the Pacific Collections
Tibetan Rugs at Fort Mason, review by Nicholas H. Wright
A variety of types of weavings for a variety of uses from Tibetan looms
Slaying Dragons
An addendum to earlier discussions of so-called dragon rugs from Anatolia
Art as Oat Sack, by E. B. Long
Collectors' jewels assessed for their utility
Book Marks, Rug Notes

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