Vol. XI, No. 2 | ![]() |
Cover: Chinese rug fragment, before 1800.
Lead Article: Tibetan Rug Design in History
At issue: the influence of the Buddhist art of the silk route travelers on carpet design
Chinese Rugs: The Fette-Li Company, by Margaret Setton
First published in 1984, this ORR reprint offers new evidence and color photographs of Fette patterns
The Week the Baluchs Came to Manhattan, by Mark Hopkins
Dealer Steven Maeck's gathering of dark beauties
Princeton Anyone? Tibetan Tiger Rug from the Ivory Friedus Collection, exhibition review by Stephanie Odegard
Meyer-Muller, Part Il
Christie's East will offer a second group of lots from this famous collection
Peter Pap: On the Move, by ORR Staff
A young man aspires to being a major dealer of old and antique rugs
The Goddess from Anatolia: An Archaeological Perspective, by Mary Voigt
The validity of the reconstructed cult of the Great Goddess is questioned
Caucasian and Turkish Rugs at the Museum for Textiles, exhibition reviews by Roger F. Gardiner
Toronto's museum as it began its second year
A Conversation with Richard Davidson
Outside the mainstream is where you'll find this Tibetan rug fancier
Vl International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Sixth ICOC Academic Sessions: A Report by P.J.R. Ford
Vl ICOC in San Francisco by N.C. Quibble
The Vl ICOC: A Feast for the Senses
Ancient Color and Geometry, review by Charles Grant Ellis
Very early Turkish carpets of the Christopher Alexander Collection
Oriental Rugs from Pacific Collections, review by Nancy Norris-London
Something for Everybody
Simply Heaven, exhibition review by Kirk Wynn
Adraskand's Baluch exhibition
The Collectors:
Pat & Bill Johnston: A Taste for the Eclectic
On the Fringe: John & Elsie Becker
Chinese Rugs at the Asian Art Museum, exhibition review by Murray L. Eiland, Jr.
Letters, Rug Notes, Book Marks