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Piety And Power In Early Sasanian Art, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Sasanian art has long been considered a royal art: An art in service of royalty. Indeed, traditions of kingship in Iran became a paradigm for kingship throughout the world (though not always recognized as such). But the significance and strength of Iranian kingship no doubt led, in part, to scholarly paradigms in which nearly all in historical Iran has been cast in the shadow of kingship. But there are other ways to look at kingship in Iran. This paper explores the representation of royal images in early Sasanian art from a religious perspective, a view perhaps eclipsed by the ever-present …

Knots And Bolts: Design And Technology In The Caucasus, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

In the largest sense, Oriental rugs represent both the social history and manufacturing traditions of their particular cultures and are related to the human needs, economies, and ecological constraints of those societies. Each textile or fragment represents a complex set of human interactions between user and viewer, implying a social response, and between user and maker, sometimes resulting from economic transactions among buyer and seller, lender, merchant, and trader. Suppliers of raw materials and market superintendents or commissioners for fair trade and quality control may also have been involved. The quality and appearance of any given textile results from the …

Blanket Statements, Issue 30, Fall 1992

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 30, Fall 1992

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 4:11 – Fall 1992, Textile Society Of America

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Letter from the President
“Research in Progress”
Area Activities
TSA Board of Directors
Letter from the Past President
Symposium Luncheon Meetings
The Practicing Artist
European Textiles
Aspects of Social Change
Announcements
Calls for Papers & Proposals
Lectures, Classes, and Workshops
Conferences, Meetings, Symposia
Textiles at Biltmore House
Fellowships & Prizes
Peggy Stoltz Gilfoy Memorial
Publications
Exhibitions
TSA Calendar

Blanket Statements, Issue 29, Summer 1992

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 29, Summer 1992

Blanket Statements, Issue 28, Spring 1992

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 28, Spring 1992

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 4:2 – Spring/Summer 1992, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Symposium Registration
TSA Board
1992 TSA Nominations
Update on the Gobelins
Classes, Conferences, Lectures, Symposia
Events
Publications
Exhibitions
TSA Calendar

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 4:9 – April 1992, Textile Society Of America

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Fall ’92 Symposium: A Diverse and Promising Program
Notices
Publications
Exhibits

Blanket Statements, Issue 31, Winter 1992

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 31, Winter 1992

Bukhara: Traditional Weavings From Pre-Soviet Central Asia, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

In southern regions of what was the Soviet Union lie five independent republics, the populations of which are predominantly Turkic: Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. During the course of the past fifty years, each of these areas has seen increasing industrialization as part of the centralized planning of the Soviet economy. Today, throughout the region. privatization of industry is rapidly occuring. Accompanying these new developments, and as part of the political and economic changes of the last few years, there has been an increasing awareness of ethnic identity and cultural inheritance. This may be expressed through literary and intellectual …

A Kurdish Reed Screen, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

A unique ethnographic monument recently donated to The Textile Museum merits special attention not only for its size (twenty-five feet long and four feet high), but for its important place in the history, use, construction, and decoration of functional textiles.

Designed to enclose space in a nomadic environment. the reed screen may be considered an architectural textile destined for use within the community in which it was made. This distinguishes it from commercial products manufactured for the market, and, indeed, from most other utilitarian textiles, although it shares with carpets and kilims an obvious intent to beautify the environment for …

Elements Of Plane Symmetry In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Historically, in the Islamic world from Spain to Indonesia, two-dimensional repeat patterns have served as primary means for organizing color and space. The ornamentation of architecture may involve the modifications of a two-dimensional pattern in its application to a three-dimensional surface. All of the uses of pattern, appearing as well on ceramics and metalwork, in book illumination, and textiles, rely upon the repetition of complex or simple designs to form overall repeat patterns of apparent complexity and intricacy. Yet within all the visual diversity and within the variability of regional traditions throughout the Islamic world, there is a common visual …

Blanket Statements, Issue 26, Fall 1991

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Blanket Statements, Issue 26, Fall 1991

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 3:8 – October 1991, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Plans Progressing for an Exciting Conference in Seattle ‘92
Notices
Publications
Exhibits

Blanket Statements, Issue 25, Summer 1991

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 25, Summer 1991

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 3:6 – June 1991, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Classes, Conferences, Lectures, Symposia
Competition
Publication Venue
Publications
Exhibitions
Pertinent Names and Addresses
Private Grants for Field Research on Textiles and Costumes

Blanket Statements, Issue 24, Spring 1991

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 24, Spring 1991

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 3:6 – February 1991, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Notices
Books
Classes, Conferences, Lectures, Symposia
Exhibitions
Research in Progress
Third Biennial Symposium: “Textiles in Daily Life”

Blanket Statements, Issue 27, Winter 1991

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 27, Winter 1991

Beyond The Pyramids: Geometry And Design In The Carpets Of Egypt, 1450-1750, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Mamluk carpets present a paradox. For although they are among the most tantalizingly beautiful of all Oriental carpets, they are also the least understood. The answers to such questions as who made them, why they were made and for whom, and how they were used, are virtually unknown. These carpets, produced during the rule of the Mamluk sultans in Egypt in the late 15th century are arguably the finest ever produced anywhere. Mamluk carpets are distinguished from all other carpet-weaving traditions. In part, this distinction derives from the dominance and simplicity of geometric form (#R34.32.1): squares and rectangles, octagons and …

Basic Paper Treatments For Printed Book Materials, Peter D. Verheyen

Librarian Publications

In October of 1989, at the Guild of Book Workers' Standards of Excellence Seminar, Betsy Palmer Eldridge gave a presentation on "Basic Paper Treatments for Printed Book Materials." This 2 1/2 hour presentation was a very ambitious undertaking, but she did a magnificent job.

Since these presentations and the synopses that later appeared in the GBW Newsletter, there has been some discussion. The presentations and these articles are not to be construed as a "how to" of basic paper conservation but rather as an introduction for those with interest but little experience. For the more experienced, they present the methods …

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 2:3 – November 1990, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Notices
Books
Classes, Conferences, Lectures, Symposia
Exhibitions
Pertinent Names and Addresses

Blanket Statements, Issue 22, Fall 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 22, Fall 1990

Blanket Statements, Issue 21, Summer 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 21, Summer 1990

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 2:2 – June 1990, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
Late News Flash
The Symposium: Textiles in Trade
Pertinent Names and Addresses
What’s New
Calls for Manuscripts and Papers
Fellowships
Employment Opportunities
Exhibitions
The Network: An International Directory of Textile Scholars

Blanket Statements, Issue 20, Spring 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 20, Spring 1990

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 2:3 – February 1990, Textile Society Of America

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From the President
A Call for Papers
What’s New
Exhibition
Fellowships
Lectures, Symposia, Seminars, Workshops
Study Tours
The Network: An International Directory of Textile Scholars

Carpet Condition: A Curator's Perception Of "The Hole", Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Twenty years ago when I set out on the course of a professional life in archaeology, I thought my future lay in ruins. Preparing this paper has given me an opportunity to review my experiences and reassess my perception of condition in general. And, specifically with respect to carpets, it has enabled me to develop a heightened sense of self-awareness and perception of "the hole." I have found upon introspective analysis two key aspects of my own training and experience that have profoundly affected my response as curator to the condition of carpets: The first is a background, prior to …

Visions Of Infinity: Design And Pattern In Oriental Carpets, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

A fascination with color and geometric pattern is expressed in Islamic art. In many areas of the Islamic world, historically from Spain to Indonesia, twodimensional repeat patterns provide the primary means for organizing color and space. Ornamentation of architecture, ceramics, metalwork, book illumination, textiles, and Oriental carpets relies upon the repetition of complex or simple designs, creating overall surface patterns of apparent complexity and intricacy. Patterns may consist of geometric, floral, calligraphic, or figural forms. The majority of patterns in Oriental carpets consist of geometric and stylized floral designs, arranged in a system of repeats within an oblong central field …

Blanket Statements, Issue 23, Winter 1990

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 23, Winter 1990