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Textile Society Of America Newsletter 1:2 – June 1989, Textile Society Of America

Textile Society of America: Newsletters

From the President
A Call for Papers
In Memorium, Joseph V. Columbus (1912-1989)
What’s New
Study Tours
Symposium, Seminars, Workshops
Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship in Costume and Textile History
The Log Museum
Membership in the Textile Society of America
C.I.E.T.A.
Joseph V. Columbus Tapestry Symposium

Carpets And History, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

The story of Western trade with Persia in textiles and carpets casts a fascinating light on the exciting, sometimes turbulent history of the centuries following Europe's Age of Exploration. The intense commercial and political rivalries of European mercantile expansion during the 400-year period from about 1500 to 1900 is revealed both by official historical documents - treaties, royal decrees and contracts - and by more personal ones, such as the reports of traveling merchants. Through the details of production and trade that these documents contain, we can view textiles and carpets as key commodities in the international marketplace. They played …

An Introduction To Oriental Carpets: The Arthur D. Jenkins Collection, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Oriental carpets have long fascinated the American public. Rich colors and attractive designs, as well as lush pile and renowned durability have given them a well-deserved reputation as beautiful and useful floor-coverings. Handmade products of far distant lands, their complicated patterns also evoke the romance of luxury and the Orient in days of yore. Yet Oriental carpets also represent both social history and manufacturing traditions related to the human needs, economy, and ecological constraints of their cultural origins.

Arthur D. Jenkins, an American collector of Oriental carpets, was intrigued by the social origins of rugs. Early in his collecting career, …

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Blanket Statements, Issue 16, February 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 16, February 1989

Blanket Statements, Issue 19, Winter 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 19, Winter 1989

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 1:1 — January 1989, Textile Society Of America

Textile Society of America: Newsletters

From the President
In Memoriam, Peggy Stolz Gilfoy (1936–1988)
What's New [by state and province]
Obituary [Florence Lewis May]
CIETA [invitation to Centre International d'Etude des Textiles Anciens 13th General Assembly]
Positions Announcements
1988 Symposium Papers
TSA Board Meeting
Membership in the Textile Society of America
Textile Society of America 1990 Conference
About the Newsletter
Membership and Mailing Lists
TSA Textiles in Trade: A Symposium, September 14–16, 1990, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [announcement of second biennial symposium]

Blanket Statements, Issue 17, May 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 17, May 1989

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 18, August 1989

Dragons, Blossoms, Sunbursts: Textile Arts Of The Caucasus, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Rugs from the Caucasus have long been appreciated in Europe and America. Widely known for their bright colors and bold designs, Caucasian rugs have attracted collectors for nearly a century. These rugs, produced in towns and villages, reflect regional design traditions which were amalgamated from diverse sources.

Although embroideries and flatweaves (rugs without pile) from the Caucasus are less well known in the West, their designs are no less bold nor their colors less striking. Produced as a domestic art, they were destined for home use and local commerce. The richness of patterns in these textile arts is in part …

"Introduction" To Content And Context Of Visual Arts In The Islamic World: Papers From A Colloquium In Memory Of Richard Ettinghausen, Carol Bier, Priscilla P. Soucek

Textile Research Works

The edited papers presented in this memorial volume offer tribute to Richard Ettinghausen, scholar, teacher, curator and friend, a great man who affected within his own lifetime the study of Islamic art throughout the Western world. Through the high caliber of his scholarship and his discerning connoisseurship, he had a profound effect on the intellectual development of those whom he touched through his manifold activities, whether in publications, formal lectures, or an informal sharing of his knowledge. In recognition of his many achievements he received in 1976 "Pour le Merite," the highest civil decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of …

Blanket Statements, Issue 13, May 1988

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 13, May 1988

Blanket Statements, Issue 14, August 1988

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 14, August 1988

Blanket Statements, Issue 14, August 1988

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 14, August 1988

Blanket Statements, Issue 12, February 1988

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 12, February 1988

Blanket Statements, Issue 15, November 1988

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 15, November 1988

Blanket Statements, Issue 8, February 1987

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 8, February 1987

Blanket Statements, Issue 9, June 1987

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 9, June 1987

Blanket Statements, Issue 10, September 1987

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 10, September 1987

Blanket Statements, Issue 11, November 1987

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 11, November 1987

Woven From The Soul, Spun From The Heart, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Textiles are luxuries and necessities. They are artifacts as well as primary sources which contain a wealth of information about the society that produced them Materials and color represent products available for textile production; structure gives evidence of levels of technological achievement. Patterns illustrate belief and values, frequently offering insight into daily life. The mingling of motifs expresses a kinship of ideas. Textiles, above all, illustrate a culture's freshness and vitality, its flexibility and adaptation to change.

Meaning and Metaphor: Cultural themes occur in both Persian poetry and the textile arts. Hunting, falconry, bird-and-flower studies were popular subjects for poetry, …

Rorschach Erlebnistypus And Problem-Solving Styles In Children, Daniel R. Orme

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This study was designed to determine whether children who, on the basis of their Rorschach Erlebnistypus score, were identified as being introversive or extratensive differed with respect to their approaches to certain novel problem-solving tasks. It was thought that the extratensives would characteristically manipulate the task materials more and make more mistakes than would the introversives, owing to the notion that the introversives internalize more of their manipulations and attempted solutions. Sixty-nine sixth and seventh graders at a university-run laboratory school were administered the Rorschach. From that number fifteen introversive and fifteen extratensive children were identified who were also given …

Dangerous 'Preservation' In Malaysia, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

A recent article appeared in a daily newspaper of Kuala Lumpur reports on alarming preservation measure that the Muzium Negara intends to implement at the Gua Tambun rock art site. They must be halted immediately if the rock paintings are to remain in a pristine state.

Blanket Statements, Issue 4, March 1986

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 4, March 1986

Blanket Statements, Issue 5, May 1986

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 5, May 1986

Blanket Statements, Issue 6, August 1986

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 6, August 1986

Blanket Statements, Issue 7, November 1986

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 7, November 1986

Blanket Statements, Issue 6, August 1986

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 6, August 1986

Rock Art In Malaysia, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Very little is known to the scientific world on the rock art of Malaysia. It might therefore be worthwhile on a site in the state of Perak, just outside of the town of Ipoh. The rock is limestone, and there is a quarry about 1/8 of a mile down the hill from the paintings. Flaking of the cliff wall and the limestone excretions have badly damaged the paintings; rain also falls directly on the paintings. As far as we know, the site has never been adequately documented.

Blanket Statements, Issue 3, September 1985

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 3, September 1985