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C O N T E N T S Collectors AMEASURE OF THE MAN ByW. Russell Pickering In 1978, The Near Eastern A rt Research Center sponsored this interview with A rthur D. Jenkins, the leading American rug collector and benefactor o f The Textile Museum in Washington D.C., who died in early 1988. Previously unpublished, its appearance in HALI is timed to coincide with the opening o f the Museum's major 7n Memoriam ’exhibition o f carpets, prayer rugs and flatweaves from the Jenkins Collection. 36 Exhibitions R EV IEW S .....................................................................................................................44 A look at recent exhibitions, including Turkoman rugs and trappings in Hamburg, Timurid a rt in Washington D.C., "National Treasures' and embroideries by May Morris in London and Kuba r a f f ia velvets in Stuttgart. Books REVIEW S .....................................................................................................................51 TITLES RECEIVED 54 Appendix FOOTNOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 55 A dvertisemen t Section THE HALI GALLERY...................................................................................... 57-76 Marketplace N EW S .............................................................................................................................77 HALI ANNIVERSARY COMPETITIONS.......................................................... 80 Answers &Prizewinners. AUCTION PRICE GUIDE 81 THE MARKET IN ORIENTAL C A R P E T S ...................................................... 89 ANYONE FOR TENNIS? HALI interviews the idiosyncratic English collector and dealer Julian Homer, whose fine collection o f Turkoman rugs and trappings, acquired over twenty years at provincial auctions, comes up fo r sale at Christie's, New York, in April. GALLERIES..................................................................................................... 92 Previews and reviews o f dealer's shows in San Anselmo, London, Oakland, Munich,Newburyport, New York and Zurich. Advertisement Section HALI NETWORK 101-115 ADVERTISERS’ IN DEX .......................................................................................116 Products and Services HALI BOOK SERVICES.......................................................................................117 BACK ISSUES & LIBRARY C A S E S ................................................................122 Please note that Display Advertising and Editorial sections of HALI are separately paginated. HALI and its supplements are published bimonthly by Hali Publications Ltd., Company Registration No. 1391142. Printed in Great Britain. ©Worldwide, Hali Publications Ltd.. London 1989. ISSN 0142-0798. The German language supplement (for subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) is published as an integral supplement to each issue of HALI. This periodical is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be lent, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at a price in excess of the recommended subscription price, without the prior written permission of the publishers, Hali Publications Ltd. Unsolicited Materials While the publishers encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts, authors are recommended to retain a copy of such manuscripts as well as of the illustrative material. All work should be clearly typed, double spaced, with wide margins. HALI accepts no responsibility for the loss of, or damage to. such material. Unless specifically requested, all photographs and materials will be retained. The publishers reserve the right to edit or precis all submitted material as they deem appropriate for publication. Worldwide copyright is held by the HALI INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVES France Georgina Adam 22 rue Watteau, Le Vesinet 78110 Tel (1)3053 4290 Italy Alberto Boralevi The Carpet Studio. Via Monalda 15/r (Torre degli Strozzi) 50123 Florence Tel (55) 211 423 Turkey &The Gulf States Omer Umar Haci Emin Efendi Sk., Tam§ Apt. No. 4/5 Daire 4, Ni§anta§i Istanbul, Turkev Tel (1) 141 7686/145 2815 Tlx 24717 tnn/25169 neil Fax (1)1452818 Scandinavia Anders Hallonsten Falkvagen 12,23010 Skandr, Sweden Tel (40) 470949 Switzerland Gerd Naf Postfach 19,4008 Basel Tel (61) 265176 Australia &S.E. Asia Ann Sc Geoffrey Long Gaanetgetal Books. 23 Fowler Street Camperdown NSW, Australia 2050 Tel (2) 519 5536 Advertisers in countries not listed above kindly contact our United Kingdom Advertisement Department HALI is published six times per year in February, April, June, August, October and December. Subscription Rates: UK- (6 issues) £48: (12 issues) £80 USA—(6 issues) $85: (12 issues) $150 EUROPE - (6 issues) £53: (12 issues) £96 REST OF WORLD- (6 issues) £58: (12 issues) £106 Single and Back Issues of HALI are available —see details in this issue. Please address all subscription and circulation enquiries to our Head Office or to our USA mailing agents. Hali Publications Ltd. Kingsgate House, Kingsgate Place, London NW6 4TA, United Kingdom. Telephone (01) 328 9341. Telex 940 13138 (hali g). Fax (01) 372 5924. USA, Canada &S. America (Mailing agents) c/o Expediters of the Printed Word Inc. 515 Madison Avenue, Suite 917 NewYork. NY10022, USA publishers, Hali Publications Ltd. Reproduction of any text or illustrations, in whole or in part, is forbidden, save with the permission of the publishers. Second class postage paid at New York City, NY and additional offices. Expediters of the Printed Word Inc., 515 Madison Ave., Suite 917, New York, NY10022 a re our USA mailing agents. 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C O N T E N T S

Collectors AMEASURE OF THE MAN

ByW. Russell Pickering In 1978, The Near Eastern A rt Research Center sponsored this interview with A rthur D. Jenkins, the leading American rug collector and benefactor o f The Textile Museum in Washington D.C., who died in early 1988. Previously unpublished, its appearance in HALI is timed to coincide with the opening o f the Museum's major 7n Memoriam ’exhibition o f carpets, prayer rugs and flatweaves from the Jenkins Collection.

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Exhibitions R EV IEW S .....................................................................................................................44 A look at recent exhibitions, including Turkoman rugs and trappings in Hamburg, Timurid a rt in Washington D.C., "National Treasures' and embroideries by May Morris in London and Kuba r a f f ia velvets in Stuttgart.

Books REVIEW S .....................................................................................................................51 TITLES RECEIVED 54

Appendix FOOTNOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 55

A dvertisemen t Section THE HALI GALLERY...................................................................................... 57-76

Marketplace N EW S .............................................................................................................................77 HALI ANNIVERSARY COMPETITIONS.......................................................... 80 Answers &Prizewinners. AUCTION PRICE GUIDE 81 THE MARKET IN ORIENTAL C A R P E T S ...................................................... 89 ANYONE FOR TENNIS? HALI interviews the idiosyncratic English collector and dealer Julian Homer, whose fine collection o f Turkoman rugs and trappings, acquired over twenty years at provincial auctions, comes up fo r sale at Christie's, New York, in April. GALLERIES..................................................................................................... 92 Previews and reviews o f dealer's shows in San Anselmo, London, Oakland, Munich,Newburyport, New York and Zurich.

Advertisement Section HALI NETWORK

101-115

ADVERTISERS’ IN DEX .......................................................................................116

Products and Services HALI BOOK SERVICES.......................................................................................117 BACK ISSUES & LIBRARY C A S E S ................................................................122

Please note that Display Advertising and Editorial sections of HALI are separately paginated. HALI and its supplements are published bimonthly by Hali Publications Ltd., Company Registration No. 1391142. Printed in Great Britain. ©Worldwide, Hali Publications Ltd.. London 1989. ISSN 0142-0798. The German language supplement (for subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) is published as an integral supplement to each issue of HALI. This periodical is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be lent, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at a price in excess of the recommended subscription price, without the prior written permission of the publishers, Hali Publications Ltd. Unsolicited Materials While the publishers encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts, authors are recommended to retain a copy of such manuscripts as well as of the illustrative material. All work should be clearly typed, double spaced, with wide margins. HALI accepts no responsibility for the loss of, or damage to. such material. Unless specifically requested, all photographs and materials will be retained. The publishers reserve the right to edit or precis all submitted material as they deem appropriate for publication. Worldwide copyright is held by the

HALI INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVES

France Georgina Adam 22 rue Watteau, Le Vesinet 78110

Tel (1)3053 4290

Italy Alberto Boralevi The Carpet Studio. Via Monalda 15/r (Torre degli Strozzi) 50123 Florence

Tel (55) 211 423 Turkey &The Gulf States

Omer Umar Haci Emin Efendi Sk., Tam§ Apt. No. 4/5

Daire 4, Ni§anta§i Istanbul, Turkev

Tel (1) 141 7686/145 2815 Tlx 24717 tnn/25169 neil

Fax (1)1452818

Scandinavia Anders Hallonsten Falkvagen 12,23010 Skandr, Sweden

Tel (40) 470949

Switzerland

Gerd Naf Postfach 19,4008 Basel

Tel (61) 265176 Australia &S.E. Asia Ann Sc Geoffrey Long Gaanetgetal Books. 23 Fowler Street Camperdown NSW, Australia 2050

Tel (2) 519 5536

Advertisers in countries not listed above kindly contact our United Kingdom

Advertisement Department HALI is published six times per year in February, April, June, August, October and

December. Subscription Rates: UK- (6 issues) £48: (12 issues) £80 USA—(6 issues) $85: (12 issues) $150 EUROPE - (6 issues) £53: (12 issues) £96

REST OF WORLD- (6 issues) £58:

(12 issues) £106

Single and Back Issues of HALI are available —see details in this issue. Please address all subscription and circulation enquiries to our Head Office or to our USA

mailing agents.

Hali Publications Ltd.

Kingsgate House, Kingsgate Place, London NW6 4TA, United Kingdom.

Telephone (01) 328 9341. Telex 940 13138 (hali g).

Fax (01) 372 5924. USA, Canada &S. America

(Mailing agents) c/o Expediters of the Printed Word Inc.

515 Madison Avenue, Suite 917

NewYork. NY10022, USA

publishers, Hali Publications Ltd. Reproduction of any text or illustrations, in whole or in part, is forbidden, save with the permission of the publishers. Second class postage paid at New York City, NY and additional offices. Expediters of the Printed Word Inc., 515 Madison Ave., Suite 917, New York, NY10022 a re our USA mailing agents. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: HALI, c/o Expediters of the P r in ted Word Inc., at the above address. Typesetting: Agenda, London. Colour Origination: York House Graphics, London. Printing & Binding: Raithbv Lawrence, Leicester.

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